Relief could soon be on the way for New Yorkers searching for a public bathroom.

The City Council is voting Thursday on legislation that would require one public restroom for every 2,000 residents by the year 2035. The plan would significantly expand access to facilities in a city where, by current estimates, just over 1,000 public restrooms serve 8.8 million people - roughly one for every 8,000 residents.

Brooklyn Councilwoman Sandy Nurse, who is sponsoring the bill, said the change is driven in part by a rise in public-private partnerships.

Nurse appeared on "Mornings On 1" Thursday and credited the "Free to Pee" coalition , a group of New York City residents, for helping to push the bill forward.

"What we're going to do is, for the first time, create a citywide public bathroom net

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