A public bathroom at Herald Square in 2003. Photographer: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images
(Bloomberg) -- Answering the call of nature when you’re out and about in New York City isn’t easy — and never has been. With only 1,103 public toilets, the odds are stacked against the city’s 8.4 million residents and more than 60 million annual tourists who typically walk the neighborhoods. NYC ranks 93rd in the US for public bathrooms per capita.