Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe ended the rationing of toilet paper at Coney Island yesterday — admitting that The Post’s potty exposé left him flush with embarrassment.
“We don’t know why [some workers] decided to ration toilet paper. Clearly . . . it was a mistake,” Benepe said.
“The economic conditions are challenging, but not that challenging. If you go there today, you’ll find toilet paper in every stall,” he said. “It’s our business to help New Yorkers do theirs.”
The Post found workers at the legendary boardwalk last week handing out tiny, rationed portions of toilet paper to women using public bathrooms. The men had no toilet paper at all.
True to Benepe’s word, The Post did indeed find paper plentiful yesterday.
Still, The Post’s report prompted some Coney Island visitors to take matters into their own hands.
“When I found out we were coming to Coney Island, I told my mom we needed toilet paper,” said Tiffany Arenas of New Jersey. “We had to go to a corner store and buy baby wipes.”