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Three were installed. The other 15 are still sitting in a warehouse in Maspeth, Queens. Other global cities have public restrooms everywhere. But the lack of public toilets, it turns out, is not for lack of trying. The NYPD issued 17, summonses for public urination last year, and those were just the people who got caught.

Last month, the City Council discussed a plan that would would give police more discretion in how they deal with urination and other low-level offenses. Those caught could end up in civil, rather than criminal, court, which is already drowning in these types of petty crimes. The least ridiculous way to deal with that is to build some restrooms.

Both had come up short. Bloomberg succeeded, sort of. In exchange, the company gets any revenue from the ads they carry. JCDecaux, a French company that invented these automatic toilets 35 years ago, acquired Cemusa, and with it the franchise agreement, late last year.

More than 3, Cemusa bus shelters and newsstands have been installed in the past decade, but only three public toilets made it onto the streets. Grand Army Plaza, in Brooklyn, got the last one in W hy has installation been so backed up? Sewer access, obviously; electrical service. Neither the DOT nor JCDecaux would confirm the cost of annual maintenance, but an inspector goes out three times per week, plus whenever a call requires a response. The Public Design Commission adds another layer to the bureaucratic wrangling.

The body polices the aesthetics, and can reject the toilet if it thinks it obstructs a landmark or plaza or some artwork. It can reject it if just one of the commissioners thinks a bathroom would make an outdoor space cluttered. Perris just celebrated his ninth anniversary of trying to get just one APT in his neighborhood. The city had solicited suggestions, says Perris, and he and the community board threw out a few, including a spot in Columbus Park by Borough Hall and a location on Fulton Mall.

Fulton Mall got shot down because of concerns about construction. Columbus Park was a solid candidate, until the idea came up against the Public Design Commission. I moved to NYC from Boston in and never looked back. Loving New York has given me the opportunity to do what I love and share those images with you all.

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