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Show HN: PeeYork, Bathroom finder app for NY

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Re: Show HN: PeeYork, Bathroom finder app for NY

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Post by RileyJames »

When I was van dwelling around the US I was blown away at how inviting NYC was for van living. I was expecting it to be the hardest place in the US due to density, but it was one of the easiest.

First spot I checked was a dead end street next to a warehouse in Williamsburg. Backing onto the Hudson. Beautiful Manhattan views. A park on one side, and another a block down with a bathroom. And immediately fell into a community of about 10 others do the same thing.

Amazing.

This is the kind of app that serves well for van living, tho I rarely couldn’t find something.

Re: Show HN: PeeYork, Bathroom finder app for NY

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Post by mikeryan »

crispyalmond wrote: post #34
ytdytvhxgydvhh wrote: post #16

This is my go-to app to find bathrooms: https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator

My local one doesn't allow customers in the bathroom unless they buy something. Are there ones that don't?

I’ve only seen this in areas with a bit of a homeless issue. Even then just ask the barista for the code.

You can always say you’re waiting for a phone order. But I can’t say I’ve ever been asked.

Re: Show HN: PeeYork, Bathroom finder app for NY

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Post by reustle »

mistersquid wrote: post #14

There's an underserved market in SF, too. I'd pay cash money for a regularly updated restroom finder. Best of luck! EDIT: どうもありがとう! Just saw the Hirigana on the landing page. My Japanese partner and I have been lamenting the failure of public restroom availability compared to JP. Heck, even compared to the US 2 decades ago when gas stations allowed public access to their restrooms.

I live in Tokyo and previously lived in New York. I was back visiting last week and found it even harder to find bathrooms now that many tourist centric places closed. I ended up buying a lot of hot tea at various starbucks locations throughout the day just for the bathrooms.

頑張って OPさん. Your contact button doesn’t work, by the way.

Re: Show HN: PeeYork, Bathroom finder app for NY

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Post by haliskerbas »

booleandilemma wrote: post #24
hamburgerwah wrote: post #9

The HN crowd loves to promote urbanization, density, blah blah blah. The fact that such an app exists at all is de facto proof of a failed city. Just a comic level of dysfunction. "NYC, we're so progressive we can't even address the basic requirements to support human life"

Part of the problem in NYC is any time you offer any kind of community utility/service it invariably gets taken over by the homeless population. Benches become beds, libraries become bedrooms, cell phone charging stations become encampments.

Almost sounds like the bigger and more complex issue is homelessness rather than people with homes not being able to find a convenient bathroom.

Re: Show HN: PeeYork, Bathroom finder app for NY

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Post by jackcosgrove »

katzgrau wrote: post #23

I had this same exact idea years ago when I worked in NYC. Except the name was "New York Shitty" I think I wanted to make it primarily for the name.

Back in 2008 there were MizPee and Diaroogle which did the same.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/diaroogle-he...

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