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Dear New Yorkers,
Over the past month we heard from over 3,000 of our neighbors regarding the quality of sanitation services in their neighborhood. The passion (and frustration) in your responses helped paint a picture of how New Yorkers are feeling about the trash situation where they live. And I won’t sugar coat it: the people aren’t impressed.
“No daily garbage pickup, gutters not sprayed, rats, garbage in city cans and on sidewalk curb. Garbage overflow, illegal dumping. Stores still putting garbage on corners.” – respondent from zip code 10031
“Sanitation does not always come, so bags are left on the sidewalk for days and will sometimes end up ripped open or blown around. Full or half full bags end up in the street, and the contents of bags blow around and litter the neighborhood. Public wastebaskets are not frequent enough or emptied frequently enough, and they are often overflowing.” - respondent from zip code 11233
If that sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone. Here are the top takeaways from our survey:
Respondents rated the cleanliness of their neighborhoods on average at 50 out of 100, far lower than the 97/100 score the City gave itself!
57 percent of respondents said the cleanliness of their neighborhoods has gotten worse in the past year.
Overflowing street litter baskets were the top issue, closely followed by sidewalks obstructed by trash and rats.
67 percent of respondents said they wanted their organic waste to be collected and composted by the City.
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