Nowhere to Go: 68 NYC Parks Bathrooms Sit Closed — Some for More Than a Decade

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Local News · New York · October 28, 2026

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A few blocks off the Belt Parkway in Gravesend, Brooklyn, a playground bathroom has been closed so long its doors no longer have handles. A rusted latch box is bolted to the graffiti-tagged doors of the cube-like structure, which city records show has been shut since at least 2018 — three mayors ago.

Reported by THE CITY, October 28, 2026. Read the full story at THE CITY →

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