Why does Union Square Park need a public restroom facility in addition to the existing men’s and women’s restrooms inside the Pavilion?
With each passing year, the number of people coming to Union Square Park continues to grow as the district becomes more popular. One statistic shows that nearly 34 million people passed through the Union Square-14th Street subway station in 2007*. As part of the North End Project, the existing men’s and women’s restrooms inside the Pavilion will be renovated for public use but they are small and can only accommodate one stall each once they are brought up to code to make them ADA-accessible. During the community outreach meetings held by the Parks Department and the Union Square Partnership, attendees expressed numerous times that the area was in great need of additional restroom options. Furthermore, during those same community meetings, parents expressed a desire for a unisex family restroom that would be accessible from the playground for children and their guardians only. For these reasons, the North End Project includes a restroom facility that will house men’s and women’s restroo
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