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NYC Area Bathrooms for Bikers

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    I'm cross posting this from the Route Comments Forum in the hope that it catches the attention of some of the local NYC area bikers on this site.
    I could really use a map that shows usable, biker friendly bathrooms in the NYC area and I'm guessing that other people may find it useful. I couldn't find one, so I thought I'd ask for your help in making one.
    I also can't figure out how to make a map of just points (not a route) on bikely.com, so for now, it's living at google maps.
    I know everyone says that Starbucks and Barnes and Noble have the best public bathrooms, but are there better or worse ones? More convenient ones? Friendlier to bicyclists? How safe are they? How safe is your bike?
    Supposedly, any NYC Police Station will let you use their bathroom. Has anyone tried this?
    Do you have a favorite rest stop in the NYC area?

    I'd love to get the following info from riders who have actually used the facilities, not just heard about them.

    Place Name and Address
    Directions to actual bathroom. (Inside? Around the back?)
    Hours?
    Seasonal?
    Safe alone?
    Safe for Women?
    Safe to leave your bike? (This assumes standard NYC rules. In other words, will your bike be stripped of all its parts in the time it takes to pee, or do you need to leave a riding partner outside to watch the bikes while one of you goes inside? Would you leave your bike here if you were biking alone?)
    Where do you park? (Is there a bike rack?, right in front or far from the entrance?)
    Comments and rating. Is there an attendant, is it reasonably clean? Can you refill a standard water bottle? Do you get attitude? Do you have to be a customer? When did you last visit this bathroom? (is this information current?)

    Example:

    Prospect Park Picnic House - Prospect Park Dr. West at 4th street.
    Not directly on the road. Make a left into the park. The building looks closed from the west side, but the bathrooms are downstairs on the other side.
    8 - 8, 7 days
    Seasonal?(not sure)
    Safe alone
    Safe for women.
    Bike racks outside on the side of the building are probably safe for a short pit stop.


    to go to the work in progress: (for fun, turn on the NYC Bike Map)
    google maps
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    Brooklyn Heights Promenade Playground (Pierrepont Playground)
    Columbia Heights and Pierrepont Streets (on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade)
    Public bathrooms inside the playground fence.
    7 days
    Safe alone, safe for women.
    Seasonal ?
    if bike is locked up in the area should be fine for a short while.

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