bathrooms
Most NYC public bathrooms are dirty and lacking toilet paper -- if they're even open
September 6, 2024 | 5:53pmA new city council study on public toilets at Big Apple parks found that many of the 102 toilets examined were dirty or lacked required amenities.
I'm a doctor — this common bathroom mistake could be bad for your health
August 30, 2024 | 2:21pm"To put it simply, would you ever consider cleaning your dirty hands with a dry paper towel?" Dr. Scott Walter mused on Friday to his 1.2 million TikTok followers.
Is mold lurking in your facial cleanser? Derms warn you could be storing your skincare all wrong
August 14, 2024 | 1:46pmHere's the dirty truth about your cleanser.
NYC cafe bathroom covered in 'diabolical' signs warning customers against pooping
August 10, 2024 | 7:17amSocial House Cafe's bathroom is papered with a dozen signs warning customers against going number 2 in its toilet.
Liberal columnist says Walz putting tampons in boys' bathrooms allows 'king stud' guys to give them to girls
August 8, 2024 | 9:26amA Washington Post columnist suggested boys could "be king stud" if they gave tampons to their female friends like those provided to boys' restrooms by Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn.
Travelers are shocked by this simple airplane hack to avoid 'skanky' germs: 'I never knew about it'
July 10, 2024 | 4:38pmThis one's totally trash.
Travelers marvel at unique location of plane's bathrooms: 'This looks luxury to me'
July 5, 2024 | 3:39pmSome noted that the secluded loo location presented the perfect opportunity to join the "mile-high club."
Flight attendant reveals bizarre way you can urinate less on a plane
June 27, 2024 | 12:38pmWhile one flight attendant swears by the trick, this is what doctors have to say.
Woman's toilet stall rule sparks online debate
June 21, 2024 | 9:59amSometimes - usually when sitting on the toilet - people think of some of their best ideas. Like this one woman, who felt so strongly about public toilet etiquette, that she decided to...
I'm a neurosurgeon — here's one easy way to prevent injuries on vacation
June 17, 2024 | 6:40am"It seems like common sense, and it seems a little silly," admitted Dr. Betsy Grunch, a spine specialist in Georgia.
This popular tourist spot installed timers on its toilets: 'It felt like I was being monitored'
June 12, 2024 | 1:15pmA screen above each stall either displays the word "empty" when the stall is unoccupied or the amount of time the door has been locked.
NYC to add dozens of new public restrooms -- but more relief may be needed
June 3, 2024 | 5:53pmThe administration announced a five-year effort — dubbed "Ur in Luck" — to add 46 bathrooms across the five boroughs and renovations of 36 of the existing public restrooms.
Say goodbye to loofahs and hello to this viral TikTok eco-scrubber
May 31, 2024 | 10:54amGet your scrub-a-dub-dub on with an eco-conscious mind.
NYC Council campaigning to finish adding 151 new public bathrooms
May 30, 2024 | 7:12pmMargaret Forgione, first deputy commissioner at DOT, testified her deparment doesn’t have money for the bathrooms, citing the “overall capital needs of the city”.
Utah receives 4,000 hoax complaints after new restrictive transgender bathroom law
May 5, 2024 | 12:08amUtah officials say they have been inundated with more than 4,000 bogus complaints of transgender people using public bathrooms just 72 days after the state launched a program to report...
Gender-neutral toilets are the dirtiest of all: study
April 30, 2024 | 2:32pmResearchers collected 480 samples from six types of bathrooms — male staff, female staff, male patient, female patient, disabled, and unisex — in three hospitals.
Underground toilets? NYC subways should promote the fact they have bathrooms: Borough president
April 23, 2024 | 5:20pmManhattan Borough President Mark Levine is calling on the MTA to launch a campaign to raise awareness of where renovated bathrooms are located in the transit system.
The 14 best men's bathrobes he'll (actually) want to live in this year
April 23, 2024 | 2:45pmGo from shower to Shangri-La with these luxe robes.
Paging Doctor John: Chinese public toilets now scan your urine for health problems
April 22, 2024 | 12:39pmSome public restrooms in China are now equipped with high-tech "health checking" urinals that can analyze urine for a variety of health markers — and costs those looking for a...
Flight attendant reveals the move that might earn you a free drink
April 21, 2024 | 7:32pm"Very few people do it, and that is supreme king and queen energy," Dallas-based flight attendant Cher Killough shared.