Anderson’s appointment comes at a critical time for the department. He’ll be responsible for completing the rollout of the city’s trash collection program, which will require the city to figure out how to eliminate its notorious mountains of garbage bags and replace them with bins.
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NYC’s ‘trash revolution’ gets new general as Mamdani names his sanitation chief
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The social media influencers now run Washington Square Park
The park, which for decades was known as a hub of counterculture and an anchor for protests in the city, has now been overrun with social media influencers looking to go viral.
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NYC puts tow truck operators on notice following Gothamist investigation
New York City consumer protection officials are putting hundreds of tow truck companies on notice, warning they’ll swiftly revoke licenses from operators that rip off drivers.
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NYC Council pushes to ban stores from collecting biometric data
The City Council on Monday held a hearing on proposed legislation that seeks to rein in the type of “Big Brother” surveillance that has grown more common in apartment buildings and grocery stores like Macy’s and Wegmans, a Rochester-based chain with locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan that began storing biometric data of shoppers earlier this year.
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Mayor Mamdani resumes fines for failure to compost in NYC
Sanitation inspectors quietly began issuing tickets on Jan. 1, resuming enforcement that Mayor Adams paused last year only weeks after it took effect.
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Ghost fleet: How New York City lost control of the tow truck industry
A Gothamist analysis of speeding and red light camera data reveals the number of unlicensed tow trucks in the city has increased from 54 in 2021 to at least 712 today. Meanwhile, the number of licensed tow trucks has fallen from 995 in 2021 to 764 today.
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Wegmans defends use of facial recognition at NYC stores, citing ‘elevated risk’
The new statement from Wegmans came after a Gothamist report on new signage at the entrance to the store at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Some customers, as well as local and state legislators, said they were alarmed by the practice.
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NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers’ eyes, voices and faces
Anyone entering the store could have data on their face, eyes and voices collected and stored by the Rochester-headquartered supermarket chain. The information is used to “protect the safety and security of our patrons and employees,” according to the signage. The new scanning policy is an expansion of a 2024 pilot.
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NYC’s flying ‘Fan Man’ demands NYPD return his fan after he soars near Verrazzano Bridge
A 40-year-old Brooklynite who soars above the city like a superhero using a parachute and motorized propeller strapped to his back has been grounded by the NYPD. With Ramsey Khalifeh.
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Bronx tow truck owner who ordered a fatal drive-by amid turf war faces life in prison
The operator of a Bronx auto body shop who swindled customers and insurance companies faces life in prison after pleading guilty to ordering a drive-by shooting targeting a rival tow truck company.
