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Penn Station's LIRR restrooms get $5.5M makeover

In a city where residents seeking relief are more likely to duck into the restroom of a posh hotel than venture into a widely used public bathroom, an oasis has emerged in Penn Station.

Restrooms at Penn's Long Island Rail Road waiting area have had a $5.5-million face-lift.

The prisonlike steel fixtures and manual toilets were replaced with fully automated commodes, hand dryers and...

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