Speaking of maps ...

As an expression of my relentless urge to serve the public, I offered you yesterday a few maps of free bathrooms in New York. You're welcome.

Today, because I am very slow and don't keep up with the news, I'm linking to some "news" about some more maps, coming by way of Gothamist, including a proposed new subway map and a cool three-way map for the tourist types.

The new subway map, which looks like this and this, will probably never be adopted; the MTA doesn't like it.

But the three-way map is already available, and you can buy it here. I'm not saying you should; the Gothamist says it's cool, but I have no idea. I'm just saying you can, if you want.

Frankly, I don't think the current subway map is really all that bad, all things considered. I know some out-of-towners have problems with it, but it never really bothered me much when I first started using it five years ago, and I'm no genius.

I do kind of like the idea of having a new map, just to mix things up. But I'd prefer they spend the money they would have spent on a new subway map on, oh, say, running another F train or two.