The 10 Worst Public Bathrooms in NYC

We inspected public restrooms, as well as the restrooms inside big box retailers. These are the worst of the lot.

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Nothing is easy in New York City. Instead of jumping in your car, you wait an hour for a delayed C Train. Instead of taking out a mortgage, working to own your own place, you begin each year wondering whether you'll be priced out of your current neighborhood and the next neighborhood over. Just finding a place to use the bathroom can be a herculean task. Sure, there are a few fabled spotless public restrooms that live on in local folklore, but most stories you hear about public johns are horror stories. What's worse, they're true stories.

Complex journeyed into the seedy underbelly of Manhattan. We inspected public restrooms, as well as the restrooms inside big box retailers and chains that function as de facto public piss-holes in fair Gotham. We've done the research. Now, the findings: the 10 Worst Public Restrooms in NYC.

Written by Brenden Gallagher (@muddycreekU)

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10. Every Starbucks

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9. Grand Central Food Court

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8. Wendy's Basement (Across From the Empire State Building)

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7. Central Park, at Sheep Meadow

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6. Macy's Herald Square, Basement

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5. Port Authority Basement, at the Bus Terminal

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4. Penn Station Amtrak Terminal next to Auntie Anne's Pretzels

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3. Times Square Subway Station

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2. Tompkins Square Park

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1. Grand Street Soccer Field

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