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January 23, 2020 02:28 pm PST

New magazine all about restrooms publishes a growing list of bathroom codes in NYC and beyond

Facility is a new print magazine about bathrooms. The first issue, published last year, contains articles about the the architecture, politics, and culture of restrooms. One feature in the magazine is also available online: a a list of bathroom codes for restrooms at various cafes, stores, and restaurants. Most of the codes are for New York City restrooms because, the editors write, that's where they "live and piss" but the list will grow as readers contribute. Here are a few from their list:

BROOKLYNStarbucks at North Seventh Street and Bedford Avenue: 22222Sweetgreen at North Fourth Street and Bedford Avenue: 1284

MANHATTAN Downtown to uptown:Shake Shack at Broadway and Fulton Street: 6063Pret A Manger at Broadway and Cortland: 3535Tompkins Square Bagels on 10th Street and Avenue A: 4552Bloomingdales Outlet at 72nd and Broadway: push 2 & 4 at same time, then 3

OAKLANDBlue Bottle on Ninth and Broadway: 1478#

SEATTLEAreis Building at 2366 Eastlake Ave East: 01230

STUDIO CITYPeets Coffee & Tea at 1225 Ventura Blvd between Laurelgrove and Vantage Aves: 4516*

From a recent Eater interview with Facility co-founder/editor Erin Sheehy:

Eater: What inspired you to start Facility?

Erin Sheehy: At some point we realized that bathrooms were an interesting way to frame a lot of the subjects that we care about, including public space, cities, gender, queer histories, and the seemingly mundane but endlessly fascinating details of peoples daily lives. (Plus I, for one, love to talk about bodily functions.) Our first issue includes an interview with some plumbers, an essay about fluorescent lighting, a history of delousing at the El Paso-Jurez border, an exploration of the laws that led to sex-segregated bathrooms, personal stories, artist projects, and morewe even have horoscopes!

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