oui oui
I can’t quite remember how many francs/euros it cost to pee in the bathroom of a restaurant near Paris’ Notre Dame 3 years ago, but I do remember not having exact francs/euros and having to borrow from my friend. Pay to pee? We surely were not in Kansas anymore.
I’ve visited NYC enough times to compile a list of places where one full-bladdered tourist can relieve herself as Starbucks and other dining establishments around the city frown upon non-paying customers using their facilities. (And if you are buying coffee in exchange for bathroom privileges, you are most certainly defeating the purpose, now aren’t you?)
In no particular order:
1) Grand Central Terminal (downstairs)
2) The New York Public Library (third floor)
3) FAO Schwartz (second floor)
4) Tiffany and Company (fourth floor)
5) Hotel lobbies usually have restrooms (I know for certain that Hotel St. James has one)
6) Any major department stores (but you might spring a leak finding them since they are not easy to locate-I’m talking to you, Macy’s)
7) The High Line (public restrooms)
8) Central Park (public restrooms)
9) Other public restrooms around the city
10) The Hudson River
