Generated on February 18, 2026

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00:00 Teddy Siegel crowdsourced an accessible Google map for NYC public restrooms after repeatedly being denied entry into various establishments' bathrooms.
03:45 Erika Barris investigates why public restrooms are scarce and delves into the history of New York City's once ubiquitous pay toilets.
07:30 A group of New York City kids, led by Ira Nelson and Michael Hirschfield, form a club to end pay toilets amidst the civil rights era.
11:01 Efforts led by New York City teens inadvertently resulted in both pay and free public restrooms declining due to unintended consequences.
14:48 Efforts by New York City teens advocating for pay in public restrooms led to their decline, as it removed essential maintenance income and created mismanagement issues.
18:20 New York City teens who campaigned for pay in public restrooms unwittingly harmed maintenance funding and management, leading to declining facilities.
21:35 New York City's experimentation with pay-to-use public restrooms highlighted practical challenges, leading to their discontinuation.
25:12 A New York City pay toilet experiment revealed user frustrations over coin usage and time limits, contributing to the eventual abandonment of such facilities in favor of more reliable options.
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