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   When was the first public bath in New York?

   • The first one opened on Mott Street in 1851. However, it wasn’t until 1901 that the first year-round public bathhouse opened on Rivington Street, years after the New York Senate passed a law in April 1895 requiring the construction of free public baths in cities of 50,000 people or more.

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   Why were public bathhouses built in New York City?

   • Commercial bathhouses were available throughout the city, but were out of reach for New York’s low income families, especially immigrants who lived in overcrowded tenements that facilitated the spread of diseases like cholera and typhoid. To help combat the city’s public health problem, public bathhouses were constructed around New York City.

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   What was the last public bathhouse in New York City?

   • The public bathhouse at West 60th Street opened in 1906, and provided the neighboring villages with 49 showers for men and 20 showers and a tub for women. Images via The Museum of the City of New York, circa 1913. The Allen Street Bath was the last remaining public bathhouse until it closed during New York City’s financial crisis in the 1970’s.

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   When did Rivington Street become a public bath?

   • The Dr. Simon Baruch public bathhouse, then known as the Rivington Street Public Baths, opened in 1901 as the city’s first year-round public bath. The bathhouse was renovated with better facilities in 1939 after the surrounding land was donated to the city and the Parks and Recreation Department took jurisdiction.

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   3 days ago · New York's boroughs were consolidated into one city on January 1, 1898, with the consolidation being approved today, May 4, 1897.

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