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Port Authority Terminal


Category: Cruisy toilet on the second floor Submitted: Apr 22 2001 (Edited 03/27/10)
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Address: 41st Street and 8th Avenue
City: Manhattan
State: New York
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Country: United States of America


GPS Approximate Latitude & Longitude: 40.7566,-73.9903
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FurBubba


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Posted Jun 04 2022:
The class action lawsuit against the Port Authority about police undercover stings has been settled:
Under the terms of the settlement, Port Authority Police do not have to admit to any wrongdoing or violations of rights, but agree to cease all plainclothes sting operations in restrooms going forward (or ensure they continue not to be carried out).

In the event that such stings become necessary because of legitimate concerns over public lewdness, exposure, or sexual activity, any plans for such operations must first be reviewed and approved by senior Port Authority Police officials.


Metro Weekly, June 3 2022: Port Authority Police to Stop Restroom Stings

New York Times, June 1 2022: Port Authority Settlement Will End Undercover Bathroom Patrols

Law360, June 3 2022: Port Authority Settles Civil Rights Suit Over Bathroom Patrols


Edited on 06/05/22
FurBubba


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Posted Mar 20 2021:
The lawsuit about police action against gay men here is moving toward trial:
The plaintiffs asserted that the Port Authority police had a "policy and/or pattern and practice of unlawful discrimination" and "targeting, and false arrests of men using" the bathroom. That included "a pattern and practice of targeting and wrongly arresting men that such officers perceive as gay, and/or gender non-conforming, on baseless charges including public lewdness and exposure, falsely claiming that they were engaged in illegal conduct at PABT restroom urinals."


GayCityNews, March 15 2021: Lawsuit Alleging Port Authority Police Targeted Gay Men Heads to Trial

The Appeal, July 2019: New Reports Highlight Behavior of Port Authority Police in 'Lewd Act' Arrests


Edited on 03/23/21

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Posted Mar 29 2017:
There's been a pattern over the years of Port Authority Police targeting gay men in restrooms here. The practice has landed them in court.

This is similar to the 2016 lawsuits in Long Beach and San Jose, CA. These and other California cases have resulted in many (perhaps not all) jurisdictions there dropping undercover sting operations targeting gay cruising.

A class action lawsuit claims Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police are wrongly arresting gay men on public lewdness and other charges after using the bus terminal's bathrooms.

The suit, filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, claims Port Authority police officers engage in discrimination by falsely arresting men perceived as gay at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on baseless charges.

The complaint accuses officers of roaming bus station bathrooms, sometimes trying to engage the interest of men they find there, then charging them with lewd conduct, CBS2 reported.

Lawsuit: Port Authority Police Target Gay Men In Bus Terminal Bathroom Arrests

Cornell Holden was arrested in May 2014 after leaving a men's bathroom in the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Afterwards, he heard Port Authority cops refer to the officer who arrested him as “the gay whisperer,” a new class action lawsuit alleges.

Lawsuit: 'Gay Whisperer' Cop 'Targeted' Men at Port Authority Restrooms

Cops spy on men who seems “gay or non-gender conforming” through the slats in the privacy dividers in the man's bathroom and then lie and say that the men are touching themselves, according to the suit and plaintiff attorney Ross Kramer.

"It's an absolutely unacceptable use of police power," said Kramer. "They go into public restrooms and have plainclothed officer[s] stare at people and then accuse men who they believe to be gay of engaging in lewd behavior. It pads their arrests stats by preying on a vulnerable group of people."

Port Authority cops target men who 'seem gay': lawsuit

Like Holden, Mejia was arrested after a Port Authority officer claimed he'd been masturbating at a restroom urinal in July 2014, the suit says.

Mejia believes he was targeted by Port Authority officers "because of his appearance, in that his clothing, tattoos and jewelry were such that... officers perceived him to be gay or gender non-conforming," according to the suit.

He was acquitted of a public lewdness charge in November 2014, after testifying in his own defense, the suit says.

The New York Times published an article about the alleged pattern of arrests at the bus terminal in October 2014, and Queens Councilman Daniel Dromm denounced the practice in a letter dated Oct. 10, 2014. The suit claims Port Authority officers have continued to target and falsely arrest men on "baseless" public lewdness and exposure charges.

The practice dates back to at least February 2000, when Port Authority Police arrested a man named Alejandro Martinez for public masturbation outside the men's room at the World Trade Center's PATH station concourse, the suit explains.

Martinez — who was later acquitted — sued the Port Authority and three of its police officers, according to the suit. A jury ruled in his favor in November 2004.

Since then, however, the Port Authority Police Department has failed to train its officers in "non-discriminatory practices" and hasn't investigated the incidents or monitored them for discriminatory patterns, according to the lawsuit.

'Gay' Men Targeted in Port Authority Bathroom Lewdness Sting, Suit Says

and others...


Thanks so much for sharing these. As you can for yourself, some of these arrests have appeared as Heads Up alerts here.

I hope that in the context of changes in some California cities that the Port Authority and other NYC and Tri-State area jurisdictions will follow suit. ~ Editor


Edited on 04/05/17

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Posted Oct 10 2014:
Heads Up!
Watch out. More than 60 people have been arrested so far this year on public lewdness charges. Some cases are trumped up per the Legal Aid Society.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/...ity-bus-terminal.html?_r=2

See also http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2...this_year_report_says.html

Edited on 10/15/14
thefox


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Posted Oct 08 2014:
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Huge article about more than 60 arrests here in today's (10/8/14 )NY Times 1" high headlines "Leaving Bathroom They Were Greeted With Handcuffs" "Average of two arrests each week." Best to look for other sites.

Edited on 10/15/14
Eltigre12232
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Posted Jan 06 2013:
I love going here. The cocks are great to look at, especially on the 4th floor. I work nearby and I stop in regularly. I'm hoping to actually get a chance to jerk someone off.

Edited on 01/11/13
Trikortrete


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Posted Jun 07 2012:
Lots of dick being shown, especially in the 7 to 8 am hours. Two sets of urinals, on the right side when you enter is best as there is a janitorial door at the end of the left side that is usually open or ajar. I stop by every morning as I get off the bus. Head to the last urinal or two and let the games begin. Horny commuters are not afraid to step a few inches back and show you what they got. Tall guys have it easy as they can simply look over the partitions. One guy I've messed with reaches into your urinal and jacks you and vice versa, pulls your hand over to help rub his hard cock. By the way, shoulder bags make great camouflage.

Edited on 06/13/12
Bxcom4ort


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Posted Apr 21 2012:
There are too many people passing through the first and second floor. The cruisiest area is on the top floor (the 4th), where the people board the buses. It is still hit or miss, and beware of the homeless.

Edited on 04/22/12
whiteand
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Posted Jul 29 2010:
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Transit Police and janitors know this place is a cruising ground and watch it closely. It's not very conducive to cruising anymore, anyway. It's got way too much traffic and the stalls go very low to the ground. Besides, it's usually pretty filthy.

Edited on 07/30/10

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Posted Oct 20 2007:
I do not get this posting. I went by here and it was full of homeless and smelled like poop. I love to cruise as much as anyone else (if not more) but even I have standards.

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Posted May 13 2007:
Lots of guys cruise the urinals but the bathroom also had a good setup for under-the-stall play. I sucked off a hot Latin guy the other day.

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Posted Mar 28 2005:
There is still good fun here. There are some nasty looking guys, but a few cute ones too. I got sucked in a urinal, and sarted to fuck, but another guy said someone was coming.

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Posted Jun 25 2004:
These toilets are full of nasty, perverted guys. I'd stay away from this place.

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Posted May 06 2004:
I got blown by a young, good-looking Latino walking back to the stalls. He beckoned and I came. In and out in a New York minute!

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Posted Apr 18 2004:
This place is jumping during the weeknight rush hour. I saw lots of hard black and Latin dick at the urinal.

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Posted Aug 26 2003:
This is a great place and it's good for action with many different types of men.

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Posted Jun 24 2003:
You might as well cruise the bathroom at the local homeless shelter.

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Posted Apr 08 2003:
I have been here many times and the PA police are nowhere in site. I have jacked off at the urinals with boys I know I could not play with anywhere else. Beware of the homeless men and the thugs that always seem to be there.

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Posted Feb 26 2003:
Heads Up!
The PA police watch this place closely.

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Posted Feb 03 2003:
This is a great location and has a lot of hard cock. I met a guy from Canada and went with him to the stairwell where we had great sex.
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