REMARKS
Council Member Restler responds to testimony on public bathroom access
2:21:04
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Council Member Lincoln Restler responds to Will Woods' testimony on public bathroom access, emphasizing the urgent importance of the proposed package of bills. He expresses deep appreciation for Woods' personal account and acknowledges the challenges faced by individuals with medical conditions and limited options.
- Restler stresses the anxiety and embarrassment caused by lack of public bathrooms
- He calls it shameful for society to not provide universal free bathroom access
- The council member thanks Woods for his work with Open Hearts Initiative
Lincoln Restler
2:21:04
Mister Woods, I just have to say I feel like your testimony succinctly captured why this package is so urgently important.
2:21:13
And I I could not imagine it being better said, and I deeply appreciate you coming here to share your experience.
2:21:21
It is it's right.
2:21:23
People have medical conditions.
2:21:25
People may have not don't have other options of places to go.
2:21:28
And it is, as you said, anxiety producing, embarrassing.
2:21:33
It is for the individual and is shameful for us as a society to not provide universal free bathroom access in a convenient way to every single New Yorker.
2:21:45
And I just wanna say how much I, like, personally, deeply appreciate you coming today to share your words and your perspective was incredibly powerful.
2:21:57
Thank you for your work with Open Hearts Initiative.
2:21:58
It's a special place.
2:21:59
So have a great day to all of you.
2:22:01
Thank you for joining this panel.
2:22:03
We really, really appreciate it.
2:22:04
And I'm assuming that Rachel Simpson has left us even though she lives very close to the 33rd council district, but just outside of it.
