• Open bathrooms in public areas of government buildings to the public (Int 0267-2024)
• Build bathrooms in parks and public transport on sites that are already identified (Int 0272-2024), and 
• Create a long-term capital plan to build, clean, and maintain a network of public bathrooms to reach a target of 1 public toilet per 2,000 residents (Int 0694-2024).

Access to public restrooms makes for healthier and cleaner communities. Yet, there is only 1 public restroom per 7,500 residents in New York, and only two that are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Restricting access to public restrooms is a quality-of-life issue that affects us all. 

Read more news coverage about the campaign and our work to ensure that everyone is #FreeToPee:

• Activists Rally For More Public Restrooms, NY1
• ‘Free to Pee’: Council members, advocates push bills to open up more public restrooms for New Yorkers, amNew York
• NYC has 1 public restroom per 7,820 residents: 'It is tortuous,' advocates say, FOX5

The #FreeToPee campaign is led by VOCAL-NY  and Coalition for the Homeless, and is supported by:

Ali Forney Center
Brooklyn Defender Services
CASES
Center for Community Alternatives
Churches United for Fair Housing
Community Access
Community Voices Heard
Homeless Services United
Equality for Flatbush
Legal Action Center
Make the Road NY
Manhattan Community Board Five
Met Council on Housing
National Homelessness Law Center
NEW Pride Agenda
New York Legal Assistance Group
Open Hearts Initiative
Safety Net Project - Urban Justice Center
Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center
The Fortune Society
The Health & Housing Consortium