Public bathrooms in New York City

Laloo lists 870 places to use the bathroom in New York City: public restrooms, hand-picked spots and cafés. Open the live map to see the nearest one and walk there.

774 public restrooms · 96 hand-picked spots · Updated October 2026.

Walking routes in New York City

• Midtown Manhattan: a bathroom-friendly walk from Times Square to Central ParkTimes Square has almost no public bathrooms. Here's a 2.5-mile Midtown walk with free restroom stops at Bryant Park, the library, Grand Central and more.

Run by the city

Public toilets operated by the city or a public body. Information compiled by Laloo from open data.

• Public restroom

  Bushwick · NYC Parks

• Public restroom

  Charlotte Gardens · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

• DeWitt Clinton Park Public RestroomFree
  Mo-Su 08:00-04:00

  Clinton · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroomFree

  Corona · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroomFree

  East Harlem · Central Park Conservancy

• Public restroomFree

  East Harlem · Central Park Conservancy

• Public restroomFree

  Flatbush · NYC Parks and Recreation

• McCarren Park HouseFree

  Greenpoint · NYC Parks & Recreation

• Public restroom

  Hamilton Heights · NYC Parks

• Public restroom

  Inwood · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroom

  Inwood · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroom

  Inwood · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroomFree
  07:00-12:00, 13:00-19:00

  Lenox Hill · NYC MTA

• Public restroom

  Lower East Side · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroom

  Manhattan Valley · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroomFree

  Morningside Heights · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroom

  Norwood · NYC Parks

• Public restroom

  Ravenswood · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

• Public restroom

  Sugar Hill · NYC Parks

• Public restroomFree
  08:00-16:00

  Sutton · NYC Parks

…and 3 more on the map.

Hand-picked spots

Checked and described by the Laloo team.

Midtown

• Bloomingdale's 59th StreetFree
  Store hours

  Department store with restrooms, usually on an upper floor.

• Bryant Park restroomFree
  Park hours

  Often called the best public restroom in NYC: attendant, fresh flowers, classical music. Free. About a million people use it every year, so expect a short line at lunch.

• Bryant Park restroomsFree
  7am to 10pm

  Free public toilet. Famous, spotless public restrooms with fresh flowers, behind the library.

• Empire State BuildingWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Grand Central MadisonFree
  Station hours

  Enter at E 47th St and Madison Ave, go down two levels, restrooms to the right of the ticket machines.

• Grand Central TerminalFree
  Station hours

  Restrooms on the lower dining concourse. Extra ladies and family restrooms upstairs by Track 37. Cleaner and calmer than Penn Station.

• Macy's Herald SquareFree
  Store hours

  Department store with restrooms, usually on an upper floor.

• MoMAWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Morgan Library & MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• NYPL 53rd Street LibraryFree
  Library hours, closed some days

  Public library. Restrooms open to visitors.

• NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingFree
  Library hours, closed some days

  Public library. Restrooms open to visitors. The landmark library with the lions. Restrooms inside.

• New York Public Library (Schwarzman Building)Free
  Library hours

  Free restrooms one level down, usually quiet. Quick bag check at the door. Worth a look at the reading room while you are there.

• Port Authority Bus TerminalFree
  Station hours

  Station restrooms, free.

• Rockefeller Center concourseFree
  Concourse hours

  Restrooms in the underground concourse among the shops. Can be tricky to find, follow the signs.

• Saks Fifth AvenueFree
  Store hours

  Department store with restrooms, usually on an upper floor.

• Stavros Niarchos Foundation LibraryFree
  Library hours, closed some days

  Public library. Restrooms open to visitors. Modern library across from the lions, with a free rooftop terrace.

• Summit One VanderbiltWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• The Shops at Columbus CircleFree
  Mall hours, usually 10am to 9pm

  Shopping mall with free restrooms.

• Top of the RockWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Trump Tower atriumFree
  Opening hours

  Free restrooms inside. Privately owned public space with public restrooms on the lower level.

Financial District

• 9/11 Memorial & MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders. The memorial pools are free, restrooms are in the museum.

• Battery Park restroomsFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms. Near Castle Clinton and the Statue of Liberty ferry.

• Brookfield PlaceFree
  Mall hours, usually 10am to 9pm

  Shopping mall with free restrooms. Winter Garden atrium with restrooms.

• Federal HallFree
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Free museum with restrooms inside. Free National Park site on Wall Street.

• National Museum of the American IndianFree
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Free museum with restrooms inside. Free Smithsonian museum with restrooms.

• Staten Island Ferry Whitehall TerminalFree
  Station hours

  Station restrooms, free. Free ferry with Statue of Liberty views. Restrooms in the terminal and on board.

• Statue of Liberty & Ellis IslandWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Westfield World Trade Center (Oculus)Free
  Mall hours, usually 10am to 9pm

  Shopping mall with free restrooms.

Upper East Side

• Cooper HewittWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Guggenheim MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Neue GalerieWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• The Frick CollectionWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• The Metropolitan Museum of ArtWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

Central Park

• Central Park ZooWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Central Park, Bethesda TerraceFree
  Park hours

  Free restrooms near Bethesda Terrace and the Loeb Boathouse, right where you will want a break anyway.

• Central Park: Harlem Meer CenterFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• Central Park: The Dairy Visitor CenterFree
  Visitor center hours

  Visitor center with restrooms.

Upper West Side

• American Museum of Natural HistoryWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Lincoln CenterFree
  Opening hours

  Free restrooms inside. Restrooms at the David Rubenstein Atrium.

• New-York Historical SocietyWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Riverside Park (79th St Boat Basin)Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

Bronx

• Bronx ZooWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• New York Botanical GardenWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Yankee StadiumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders. Stadium tours and game days.

Chelsea

• Chelsea MarketFree
  Opening hours

  Restrooms for customers, buy something small. Food hall with public restrooms on the ground floor.

• High Line restrooms (16th St)Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• High Line restrooms (Gansevoort)Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms. Restrooms at the southern entrance of the High Line.

Coney Island

• Coney Island Boardwalk restroomsFree
  Daytime

  Beach restrooms.

• Coney Island Stillwell Ave stationFree
  Station hours

  Station restrooms, free.

• New York AquariumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

DUMBO

• Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• Main Street Park (DUMBO)Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• Time Out Market New YorkCustomers only
  Opening hours

  Restrooms for customers, buy something small. Food hall with restrooms and a rooftop.

Hudson River Park

• Pier 25 (Tribeca)Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• Pier 45 (Christopher St)Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• Pier 84Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

Hudson Yards

• Edge observation deckWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Intrepid MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• The Shops at Hudson YardsFree
  Mall hours, usually 10am to 9pm

  Shopping mall with free restrooms. Clean restrooms on several levels, next to the Vessel.

Prospect Heights

• Brooklyn Botanic GardenWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Brooklyn MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Brooklyn Public Library CentralFree
  Library hours, closed some days

  Public library. Restrooms open to visitors.

Astoria

• Astoria ParkFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• Museum of the Moving ImageWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

Downtown Brooklyn

• Barclays CenterFree
  Opening hours

  Free restrooms inside. Restrooms during events.

• City PointFree
  Mall hours, usually 10am to 9pm

  Shopping mall with free restrooms. Includes the DeKalb Market food hall.

Flushing Meadows

• Queens MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Unisphere area restroomsFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

Greenwich Village

• Jefferson Market LibraryFree
  Library hours, closed some days

  Public library. Restrooms open to visitors.

• Washington Square Park restroomsFree
  Park hours

  Park restrooms in the heart of the Village.

Long Island City

• Gantry Plaza State ParkFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• MoMA PS1With ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

Lower East Side

• Essex MarketFree
  Opening hours

  Restrooms for customers, buy something small. Market hall with public restrooms.

• Tenement MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

Meatpacking

• Little IslandFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms. Floating park with restrooms.

• Whitney MuseumWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

Morningside

• Cathedral of St. John the DivineWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

• Columbia University (Lerner Hall)Free
  Open most days

  University building open to the public, with restrooms.

Prospect Park

• Prospect Park BoathouseFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

• Prospect Park LeFrak CenterFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

Brooklyn

• Domino ParkFree
  Park hours

  Waterfront park in Williamsburg with very nice restrooms toward the south end.

Brooklyn Heights

• Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6Free
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

Chinatown

• Columbus ParkFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

East Village

• Tompkins Square ParkFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

Harlem

• Schomburg CenterFree
  Library hours, closed some days

  Public library. Restrooms open to visitors.

Midtown West

• Moynihan Train HallFree
  Station hours

  Modern, clean restrooms in the new Penn Station hall across 8th Ave.

Newark

• Newark Penn StationFree
  Station hours

  Station restrooms, free.

Red Hook

• IKEA BrooklynFree
  Opening hours

  Free restrooms inside. Free weekend water taxi from Wall Street.

Roosevelt Island

• Roosevelt Island Tram stationFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms. Four Freedoms Park and restrooms near the tram.

Seaport

• Pier 17Free
  Opening hours

  Free restrooms inside. Restrooms in the Pier 17 building.

SoHo

• Bloomingdale's SoHoFree
  Store hours

  Department store with restrooms, usually on an upper floor.

Staten Island

• St. George Ferry TerminalFree
  Station hours

  Station restrooms, free.

Times Square

• Marriott Marquis (Times Square)Customers only
  Opening hours

  Restrooms for customers, buy something small. Hotel lobby bar level on the 8th floor.

Union Square

• Barnes & Noble Union SquareFree
  Opening hours

  Free restrooms inside. Big bookstore with restrooms on an upper floor.

Washington Heights

• The Met CloistersWith ticket
  Museum hours, check before you go

  Restrooms inside for ticket holders.

Williamsburg

• McCarren ParkFree
  Daytime

  Park with public restrooms.

Public restrooms by neighborhood

East Elmhurst · 19

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Hamilton Beach · 17

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Flushing Chinatown · 15

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• Public restroomFree
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• Public restroomFree

Coney Island · 14

• Riegelmann Boardwalk RestroomFree
• Public restroomFree
• Public restroomFree
• Public restroomFree
  Mo-Su 08:00-16:00
• Public restroomFree
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• Public restroomFree
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  08:00-16:00

Corona · 14

• Court 11Customers only
• Court 11Customers only
• Court 7FreeCustomers only
• Court 7FreeCustomers only
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Koreatown · 12

• Public restroom
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• Public restroomFree
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Nolan Park · 12

• Public restroomFree
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Williamsburg · 12

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• Public restroomFreeCustomers only

Columbus Circle · 11

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Hudson Heights · 11

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Meatpacking District · 11

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Prospect Heights · 11

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Fieldston · 10

• Park Headquarters
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Bedford-Stuyvesant · 9

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Belmont · 9

• Public restroomFree
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Dumbo · 9

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Astoria · 8

• Public restroomFree
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Carnegie Hill · 8

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Greenpoint · 8

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• Public restroomFreeCustomers only
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  Mo-Su 08:00-16:00

The Bronx · 8

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Upper West Side · 8

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East Harlem · 7

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Elmhurst · 7

• Public restroom
• Public restroomFree
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  08:00-16:00

Lower East Side · 7

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Murray Hill · 7

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Park Slope · 7

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Parkside · 7

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Sugar Hill · 7

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Sunnyside Gardens · 7

• Parador Caleño
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  08:00-16:00
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City Island · 6

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Forest Hills · 6

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Hillside · 6

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Jackson Heights · 6

• Public restroom
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Kensington · 6

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Manhattan Beach · 6

• Public restroomFree
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Manhattanville · 6

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Washington Heights · 6

• Famous Famiglia
• High Bridge Recreation Center
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• Public restroomCustomers only
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• Public restroomFreeCustomers only
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Bay Ridge · 5

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Bedford Park · 5

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Brooklyn Heights · 5

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  Mo-Su 08:00-16:00
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• Public restroomFree
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Brooklyn Manor · 5

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Bushwick · 5

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Clinton · 5

• ACME MARKETFree
  07:00-24:00
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Flatbush · 5

• Wellhouse
• Public restroom
  Mo-Su 08:00-16:00
• Public restroomFree
• Public restroom
• Public restroomFreeCustomers only

Fort George · 5

• Public restroom
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  08:00-19:00
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Fort Greene · 5

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Hamilton Heights · 5

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Harlem · 5

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Hudson Yards · 5

• Public restroom
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• Public restroomFree
  08:00-16:00
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