Today’s New York Post posted an article about the planned National September 11th Memorial that is expected to open at Ground Zero in New York on September 11 of this year.  There are no restrooms included in the plans for the eight-acre site of the memorial.  The site includes two large reflecting pools and cascading waterfalls, which are designed to give visitors a feeling of serenity.  Meanwhile, the nearest bathroom (as things currently stand) is inside the discount department story Century21, across the wide 16-acre plaza on Cortlandt Street.

Hopefully, someone will figure out a way to include bathrooms in the design before the memorial opens, but that does not seem to be a given. 

The article reports:

“”Visitors will be provided with information to help plan their visit, including being advised that bathrooms will not be accessible on the site,” Bloomberg spokesman Andrew Brent said.

The museum — which will reach seven stories underneath the memorial plaza — will be equipped with toilets, according to City Hall. But it isn’t scheduled to open until fall 2012.”

Meanwhile, have a nice hike to Century21.  My husband pointed out to me that the plans for this memorial had to pass a lot of criteria to be approved–Americans with Disabilities Act, Zoning Laws, Building Codes, etc.  How is it that no one in the chain of approvals noticed the lack of bathrooms?  Is someone not doing their job?