Q&A
Stolen bin reporting process
1:34:29
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Council Member Shaun Abreu inquires about the process for reporting stolen bins and the interagency coordination between DSNY and NYPD. Joshua Goodman from DSNY addresses these concerns and provides insights on bin theft prevention.
- Residents can file a police report with their local precinct if their bin is stolen
- DSNY's enforcement team will coordinate with NYPD to ensure appropriate cross-agency coordination
- Goodman notes that bin theft is more often a hypothetical concern than an actual problem in cities with similar programs
- Preventive measures include space for writing addresses on bins, RFID tags, and serial numbers
Shaun Abreu
1:34:29
We've been told that hearings that if bins are stolen, people can file a police report and call their local precinct.
1:34:35
What kind of interagency coordination is planned so that NYPD is informed of this policy and constituents are able to seamlessly make a claim?
Joshua Goodman
1:34:44
The police report process, obviously, is a well established NYPD procedure for stolen property.
1:34:52
We our enforcement team will coordinate with NYPD to make sure that there's the appropriate level of cross agency coordination.
Shaun Abreu
1:34:59
Is this a concern that the department shares of this freedom?
Joshua Goodman
1:35:04
About stolen bins in generally?
1:35:06
You know, obviously, it's something that we hear a lot.
1:35:10
People's concern about it.
1:35:11
I have to tell you, I'm speaking anecdotally here, but when I hear about it, it's in a hypothetical.
1:35:17
Isn't my bin going to be stolen?
1:35:19
You know, and you hear all kinds of, oh, you know, I bet that it's someone's gonna you know, Chicago has bins.
1:35:26
Pittsburgh has bins.
1:35:27
Detroit has bins.
1:35:28
A lot of cities that are a lot more dangerous than New York have bins.
1:35:31
There is not some sort of perpetual epidemic of bin theft.
1:35:36
It's one of those things that may be a problem during a roll out period, and we were concerned about it, which is why the bins have, big white space on the side to write your address.
1:35:47
It is why they have an RFID tag, and it's why they have a serial number.
1:35:52
Thank you.
1:35:52
Some constituents
