Porta Potty Rental in Brooklyn, NY
Call once with your ZIP and dates, and we'll line up a local rental company to drop the units. Free to call; you pay the company directly.
Brooklyn blocks leave a unit one or two places to go
Brooklyn Porta Johns is a referral line for porta potty rental in Brooklyn, NY, and the Queens, Manhattan and Bronx neighborhoods next door. One call reaches local rental companies that supply standard portable toilets for construction sites, restroom trailers for weddings and events, ADA accessible units, handwashing stations and holding tanks.
The unit itself is the easy part. The hard part in Brooklyn is where it sits. Attached rowhouses in Bed-Stuy and Bushwick rarely have side yards, Williamsburg and Greenpoint lots are tight, and a unit on the sidewalk or in a parking lane needs city approval. The service truck also has to park close enough to pump it every visit.
That is why the call starts with the spot, not the catalog. Once the rental company knows where the unit goes and how many people will use it, the rest of the quote follows.
Pick the unit by the job
Compare all servicesJobsites
Crews need a unit the day work starts and regular service visits until the job closes out.
- Construction Porta Potties
Standard units for renovations, new builds and demolition, placed where the crew and the truck can both reach.
- High-Rise Jobsite Units
Units that ride the hoist or crane to upper floors, so crews above the tenth floor are not walking down to the street.
- Monthly & Long-Term Rental
Month-to-month rental with scheduled service visits, for any job that runs longer than a few weeks.
- Holding Tanks
Tanks that collect wastewater from site offices, trailers and temporary sinks where no sewer hookup exists.
Events
Guests judge the whole event by the line outside the restroom.
- Event Porta Potties
Standard and deluxe units for block parties, street fairs, festivals and film shoots, sized to the crowd and the hours.
- Weekend & Same-Day Rental
One-day and weekend drops, including short-notice requests, with pickup timed around the street reopening.
- Restroom Trailers
Trailers with flushing toilets, sinks and lighting for corporate events, productions and building outages.
- Luxury Restroom Trailers
Climate-controlled trailers with finished interiors for galas, private parties and VIP areas.
- Wedding Restroom Trailers
Trailers matched to the guest count and the venue, from backyard weddings to rooftop and waterfront sites.
Add to either
Required more often than people expect, and easy to forget until the day.
- ADA Accessible Units
Wheelchair-accessible units with a level floor and grab bars, required at clustered units for public events.
- Handwashing Stations
Freestanding sinks with foot pumps, fresh water and soap, for food service, jobsites and any crowd that eats.
Crowd size and hours decide the count
The Portable Sanitation Association International publishes an event chart built on a University of Missouri-St. Louis study. It assumes no pumping during the event and an even mix of men and women.
Jobsites run on a different rule. OSHA's construction table sets the minimum by crew size, starting at one toilet for up to 20 workers.
| Crowd | 2 hours | 4 hours | 8 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1,000 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 2,000 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 5,000 | 15 | 25 | 50 |
One call, then the rental company takes over
Brooklyn Porta Johns doesn't own trucks or units. We answer the phone, ask the questions that shape the job, and connect you with an independent rental company that covers your ZIP. That company quotes, delivers, services and picks up, and you pay it directly.
Read how this site worksYou call with the basics
ZIP, dates, headcount and where the unit will sit.
We connect the call
You're put through to a rental company that works your area. The call is free.
The company quotes you
Ask for the delivery fee, service visits and pickup to be listed as separate lines before you agree.
Drop-off, service, pickup
The company handles the truck work and bills you. Questions about the unit go straight to them.
89 ZIP codes across four boroughs
Coverage starts in north and east Brooklyn and runs through Queens, the East Side of Manhattan and the South Bronx. Each area page covers what's different about getting units placed there.
Queens
50 ZIP codes
Five lines make up most quotes
Base rent is rarely the surprise. The totals that catch people out come from the lines around it. Ask for each one by name.
Porta potty rental cost in Brooklyn- Rental period
- Per day, weekend, week or 28-day month. Long jobs usually price by the month.
- Service visits
- Pump, clean and restock. Ask how many visits per week the price includes.
- Delivery and pickup
- Often billed separately, and higher for early, late or weekend windows.
- Damage or waiver fee
- Covers vandalism, tipping and fire. Street placements are more exposed.
- Permits and taxes
- City permits are your cost unless the quote says otherwise. Ask if tax is included.
Before you book
Do I need a permit to put a porta potty on the street in Brooklyn?
On your own lot or backyard, usually not. On a city sidewalk or roadway, placement goes through the NYC Department of Transportation, and street events go through the Street Activity Permit Office. The permits and placement guide walks through each case.
Who do I pay, and does the call cost anything?
Calling is free. The rental company that takes the job quotes you, delivers and services the units, and bills you directly. Brooklyn Porta Johns never takes payment for a rental.
Can a unit go in a backyard behind a rowhouse?
Only if the service truck can get its hose to it. Most Brooklyn backyards are reached through the house or a narrow side gate, so measure the path and say so on the call. If the hose cannot reach, the curb or the front areaway is usually the fallback.
Do you cover Staten Island or the rest of Brooklyn?
The current list covers 89 ZIP codes across north and east Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx, all on the service area page. Staten Island is not on it. If your ZIP is missing, call before you rule it out.
Measure the spot, then call
Width of the curb or lot space, and the path the truck's hose has to travel. With those two numbers the rental company can quote the placement on the first call.