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

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Post by Apocryphon »

mikeryan wrote: post #43
ytdytvhxgydvhh wrote: post #16

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

My go to in Manhattan is just to walk into the nearest big hotel like you’re a guest and find the restroom off the lobby.

That also works well in San Francisco.

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

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Post by galdosdi »

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.

This must be a nerd Manhattanite rite of passage, perhaps because the bathroom situation sucks there.

My personal NYC bathroom database name idea was "WikiPeedia" or just "the 'Peedia"

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

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Post by galdosdi »

mikeryan wrote: post #43
ytdytvhxgydvhh wrote: post #16

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

My go to in Manhattan is just to walk into the nearest big hotel like you’re a guest and find the restroom off the lobby.

Nice restaurants were also a good place to go because they had good customer service habits. Any bar or places that serves alcohol has to have a bathroom.

In NYC iirc, 20 seats or more and built before 1970 or so also required it. I looked this up once after getting sick of being told there was no bathroom at places that seemed likely to be lying.

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

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Post by djbeadle »

galdosdi wrote: post #55
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.

This must be a nerd Manhattanite rite of passage, perhaps because the bathroom situation sucks there. My personal NYC bathroom database name idea was "WikiPeedia" or just "the 'Peedia"

I was going to say "NYPee" was a missed opportunity for this name.

My go to map of bathrooms in NYC is this Google Map I found on Reddit a few months back:

https://goo.gl/maps/oiKqZ5PTEQ3RAWeJA

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

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Post by yusuke242424 »

mikeryan wrote: post #43
ytdytvhxgydvhh wrote: post #16

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

My go to in Manhattan is just to walk into the nearest big hotel like you’re a guest and find the restroom off the lobby.

As a tourist, I didn’t know this. Will try this next time. I was wondering if I should pay tips or not in that case.

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

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Post by yusuke242424 »

galdosdi wrote: post #56
mikeryan wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My go to in Manhattan is just to walk into the nearest big hotel like you’re a guest and find the restroom off the lobby.

Nice restaurants were also a good place to go because they had good customer service habits. Any bar or places that serves alcohol has to have a bathroom. In NYC iirc, 20 seats or more and built before 1970 or so also required it. I looked this up once after getting sick of being told there was no bathroom at places that seemed likely to be lying.

I tried to sneak in a restaurant to use the bathroom but couldn’t. I used a bathroom in a bar once.
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