Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Mayor de Blasio restores (partial) sanitation funding for city streets

 


NY Post

New York City is finally cleaning up its act.  

Beginning Wednesday, the Big Apple is “restoring significant funding” for litter basket collection — after pickup for public trash baskets was reduced by 60 percent last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.

“It’s time for spring cleaning here in New York City,” de Blasio during a City Hill press briefing.

“This has been an issue we’ve heard about from community members all over the city. Everyone understood we went through a tough, tough time during the [coronavirus] pandemic and resources were tight.”

Last year, City Hall slashed waste basket collection from 736 trash pickup routes run on the average week to just 272 — as officials cut nearly $300 million from the department’s budget.

The latest spending boost will help bring that number back up to about 440.


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Spring cleaning ? WTF So the rest of the year we live in filth.
This guy is a bozo pot head...

Anonymous said...

How about fines ?
The litter didn't appear out of thin air !
Or would fines be Racist ?

Anonymous said...

The three hundred million dollars that was cut a from the sanitation budget what was the reason it's not explain and also what was that 300 million dollars used for and where was it used.

Anonymous said...

The new normal !

Anonymous said...

Give a Hoot Don't Pollute !

Anonymous said...

I think the city looks beautiful.

Anonymous said...

The 300 million was used for illegal aliens and other social programs run by the socialists.

Anonymous said...

I do my part and buy plastic straws.

Anonymous said...

kissena park dirtier than last time

Anonymous said...

I drive on the Clearview Expressway to keep my car running right once a week from the Bridge to Hillside AVE and back. The sides of the highway are filled with litter. Fucking Pig New Yokers...

Anonymous said...

Litters bad? Anyone see the graffiti lately. What a dump.

Anonymous said...

"Anyone see the graffiti lately ?"
Isn't Graffiti State protected street Art in NY ?