The Secret Connection Between Calgary and New York City - Revealed!

Would you like to venture a guess as to what New York City has in common with Calgary?
The traffic? Starbucks on every corner? Maybe - but we have found another connection. This clip from CSI: New York reveals the link:


Calgary's first public toilet on 17th Ave SW.

From the CBC:

Calgary unveils state-of-art public potty stop
Warning light, alarm warn users to leave toilet unit after 10 minutes

Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2008 2:54 PM MT
CBC News

Calgary officials are heralding the city's first self-cleaning, automated public toilet as a step toward improving the popular 17th Avenue area for visitors.
The device, which will be free to users, was unveiled in Tomkins Park on 17th Avenue S.W. amid a blustery snowfall Friday morning.

From the New York Post:

PUBLIC TOILET NO. 1
By CHUCK BENNETT

January 10, 2008 -- What a relief!
The Big Apple will look more like Tinkletown today as the city's first pay-per-potty opens for business in Manhattan.
The high-tech outhouse, located in Madison Square Park just steps from the Shake Shack, offers 15 minutes of privacy for just a quarter.
The so-called "automatic public toilet" is one of 20 planned for the city as part of a contract with the Spanish conglomerate Cemusa, which is also providing 3,300 new bus shelters and 330 newsstands.