Editorial | Mamdani’s plan to help find relief in NYC
Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched a pilot program to install 17 new public restrooms across New York City for approximately $4 million. Partnering with Throne Labs, the initiative aims to provide multiple facilities for the same cost as a single traditional restroom. The program will place these new restrooms across all five boroughs.
Building a public bathroom in New York City costs taxpayers about $4 million today, according to the Mayor’s office. For about the same amount, the city will build 17 new restrooms across the five boroughs through a new pilot program that Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched Wednesday. Teaming up with the appropriately named Throne Labs, the...
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