Porta Potty Rental in Brooklyn, NY
Standard and ADA units, handwash stations and restroom trailers for jobsites, block parties and weddings. Dropped where they fit, pumped on schedule, picked up when you're done.
Where can a porta potty go on your block?
Brooklyn Porta Johns gets porta potties dropped at jobsites, block parties, weddings and building lots across Brooklyn, NY, and in parts of Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. You can order standard units for a crew, restroom trailers for a wedding or a company event, and ADA units, handwash stations and holding tanks to go with them.
Before anything else, the rental company needs to know where the unit will stand. A vacant lot or a driveway is simple. On a row of attached houses in Bed-Stuy or Bushwick, with no side yard, the unit usually goes in the front areaway or at the curb. The truck also has to park close enough for its hose to reach the unit on every service day.
When you call, say where the unit goes and how many people will use it. The quote is built from those two answers.
Portable toilet rental by job type
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A crew needs a unit the day work starts and regular pump-outs until close-out.
- Construction Porta Potties
Standard units for renovation, new-build and demo crews, set where both the crew and the truck can reach them.
- High-Rise Jobsite Units
Units lifted by hoist or crane, so the crew on an upper floor has a short trip.
- Monthly & Long-Term Rental
Month-to-month rental with set service days, for jobs that run past a few weeks.
- Holding Tanks
Tanks for site offices, trailers and temporary sinks with no sewer hookup.
Events
The count comes from the guest list and how many hours the event runs.
- Event Porta Potties
Standard and flushing units for block parties, street fairs, festivals and shoots, counted from the crowd and the hours.
- Weekend & Same-Day Rental
One-day and weekend drops for parties and shoots, with pickup timed around the street closure.
- Restroom Trailers
Flushing toilets, sinks and lights on wheels, for corporate events, shoots and building outages.
- Luxury Restroom Trailers
Climate-controlled trailers with finished interiors for galas, private parties and VIP areas.
- Wedding Restroom Trailers
Trailers sized to the guest list and parked where the venue has power and level ground.
Add to either
Put these on the same order as the toilets so they come on the same truck.
- ADA Accessible Units
Wheelchair-accessible units with a level floor, turning room and grab bars. Public events with clustered units need them.
- Handwashing Stations
Foot-pump sinks with fresh water and soap, for food service, jobsites and any crowd that eats.
How many porta potties do you need?
The chart comes from the Portable Sanitation Association International, based on a University of Missouri-St. Louis study. It assumes nobody pumps the units during the event and the crowd is half men, half women.
Jobsites use a different rule. OSHA sets the minimum by crew size, starting at one toilet for up to 20 workers. The calculator handles both.
| 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 |
How porta potty rental works
Brooklyn Porta Johns connects you with our licensed and insured partners in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. We don't own trucks or units. The partner quotes, drops, pumps and picks up, and bills you direct.
How we work and get paidCall with the basics
ZIP, dates, headcount and where the unit sits.
We connect you with a licensed partner
A licensed, insured local pro who works your ZIP takes the job. The call is free.
Get a straight quote
Before anything starts. Ask for delivery, service days and pickup on separate lines.
The job gets done
Drop, pump-outs, pickup. The partner bills you direct.
Areas covered: 115 ZIP codes in four boroughs
Every residential ZIP in Brooklyn is covered, Greenpoint down to Coney Island, along with parts of Queens, Manhattan’s East Side and the South Bronx. Each area page covers what changes about placing a unit there.
Brooklyn
38 ZIP codes
Queens
50 ZIP codes
What does porta potty rental cost?
Ask for each of these by name before you book. A quote that rolls them into one number is hard to check against a second quote.
What drives porta potty rental cost- Rental period
- Per day, weekend, week or 28-day month. Long jobs usually price by the month.
- Service days
- Pump, clean and restock. Ask how many a week the price covers.
- Delivery and pickup
- Often billed on their own lines. Early, late and weekend windows can cost more.
- 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, NYC DOT decides. A street event goes through the Street Activity Permit Office. The permits and placement guide covers each case.
What happens if a unit gets knocked over or tagged?
Call the company that dropped it. It owns the unit and sends the truck. The waiver line in the quote decides who pays for the damage, so read that line before you book.
Can a unit go in a backyard behind a rowhouse?
Only if the truck's hose can reach it on every service day. Measure the path from the street, through any gate or alley, to the spot, and give that number on the call. If the hose can't reach, the curb or the front areaway is the fallback.
Is a porta john different from a porta potty?
No. It’s the same single-stall unit under another name, and people here use both. What changes the quote is the type: standard, flushing, ADA or a restroom trailer. The services page compares them.
Do you cover Staten Island?
Not right now. If your ZIP isn’t on the service area page, call anyway before you rule it out.
Measure the spot, then call
Get the width of the curb or lot and the length of the path the truck's hose has to travel. With those two numbers, the rental company can price the placement on the first call.