Finding a Restroom

In my travels around Eastern Long Island I naturally find myself looking for public restrooms at times, it's just a part of life!

Some towns on the East End have much easier access to restrooms than others and I would like to share my experiences with which towns have more convenient restrooms than others.

Starting on the North Fork and Greenport, Greenport has probably the easiest restrooms to find on all of the East End. The Greenport public restrooms are located right in the middle of town in Mitchell Park. Since Greenport is small to begin with, the restrooms are no more than a 5 minute walk from anywhere in town.

On Shelter Island the best place to find a public restroom is at the North and South Ferries. These restrooms are for ferry costumers only but since anyone traveling to the island has to arrive by ferry I assume that is most of you. Once you get off the ferry you can just pull over and park and head into the main building by the docks to find the restrooms. Unfortunately they are not convenient if you are walking around Shelter Island, but to be fair there is really no main spot on the island with a lot of shops to wander around anyway.

Moving to the South Fork, Southampton recently posed a problem for me trying to find a restroom. Since it is a walking village that has a lot of stores I figured there would be an obvious public restroom around, but alas there was not. I ended up asking someone in a store where one was and they actually pointed me to a restaurant that has a restroom open to all.

The Driver's Seat restaurant is located next door to Dash (the Kardashian's store) and although it is tough to tell from the outside it does offer restrooms for all. It is a little awkward that you have to wander in around those dining and ask where the restrooms are. The restrooms are downstairs and the waitresses are very nice about pointing them out however.

Westhampton Village has public restrooms, although they are a bit hard to find. If you are walking around the main village you have to go away from the center of town a bit but you should find them. And even if they are not the most convenient I applaud Westhampton for at least having public restrooms.

Montauk is another village with fairly easy to find restrooms. Since Montauk is right on the beach I found it is best to stop by one of the beach parking lots on the outskirt off town. In the parking lot there is a nice public restroom. Like Shelter Island it is not the most convenient place for those walking around town but it is still there.

I struggled at first to find public restrooms in Sag Harbor but that's because I was looking down Main Street. Sag Harbor does have public restrooms that are a little away from the main drag and are right on the water. They actually have a convenient parking lot right behind them.

Of course anywhere you go restaurants will have restrooms for those who ate there. So if you go somewhere to eat I suggest just using the restroom while you are there. The second best option is to always just ask!

Strolling Southampton

Over the past few summers, Southampton has become one of my favorite places to visit on Eastern Long Island. Southampton Village is a perfect walking town and offers a ton of clothing stores and place to sit down and enjoy a meal. The village is a beautiful little place to spend a day walking around (although be warned, it is a bit pricey).

To give a really good idea of Southampton and what it is like to spend a day strolling around the village I found this video on YouTube.

 

 

The video is a bit long (24 minutes) but the man walks around pretty much all of the village to give an idea of what it has to offer.

One of my favorite stores in Southampton is the Alex and Ani store. It is tough to find a store devoted solely to the popular bracelets in New York and Southampton offers one. Another store in the village I would make sure to check out is Dash. This summer the famous Kardashian sisters opened up one of their boutiques in Southampton and will be spending the summer in the Hamptons filming for their reality show.

No matter what you think of the family, I think it is cool they are spending their summer around Southampton and I think you should too! Check out the video to give you an idea of what you are missing out on in Southampton and head there yourself to enjoy a nice summer day just wandering around.