3 Unglamorous (But Must-Know) NYC Travel Tips

3 Unglamorous (But Must-Know) NYC Travel Tips

From Better Together Here: Exploring NYC by Ashley and Devin Stagg from Better Together Here

March 24, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

This episode provides essential but often overlooked travel tips for visiting New York City, focusing on restroom availability, phone charging, and foot care.

While most NYC travel tips focus on where to eat, what to pack, and attractions to see, those neglect three unglamorous details that can ruin your trip. Needing to pee in the middle of Times Square? Rough. Your phone battery dying when you're next up at the ticket scanner for a Broadway show? Yikes. Blisters on your feet after day one of your trip? Bummer. This article is gonna save you headaches, stress, and an uncomfortable trip to New York City. 1- The Bathroom Situation If the status of public restrooms in New York City were an Olympic downhill skiing race, this city would be accidentally going uphill, backwards on planks of plywood. The cleanliness, availability, and proximity of places to go pee in NYC are all awful. NYC Bathroom Advice #1 - Go Before You Leave If you are at a restaurant, bar, museum, etc., and are about to leave, use the restroom before you do. NYC Bathroom Advice #2 - Know Your Options Familiarize yourself with places that are likely to have bathrooms, including but not limited to: Hotel lobbies New York Public Libraries Some parks (not all, mind you) Whole Foods Many coffee shops (not all, again) And, do yourself the favor and follow this amazing Google…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ashley Stagg, Devin Stagg

Topics covered

  • NYC travel tips
  • public restrooms
  • phone battery
  • Broadway shows
  • travel advice

Keywords

  • NYC travel
  • restroom tips
  • Broadway
  • phone charging
  • travel advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Got2GoNYC, Whole Foods, New York Public Libraries

Places: New York City, Times Square

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