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Coverage and equity of litter basket service in high-density areas
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Deputy Commissioner Joshua Goodman discusses the coverage and equity of litter basket service, particularly in high-density and high-foot-traffic areas.
- Goodman emphasizes that every New Yorker is impacted by litter basket conditions.
- He explains the challenges of mandating twice-daily service for all 23,000 litter baskets citywide.
- DSNY prioritizes communities of greatest need when allocating litter basket service.
- Goodman suggests that a blanket mandate for increased service everywhere could actually reduce service in high-need areas.
Shaun Abreu
0:48:41
What is the estimated population served by expanded litter basket service and how does the SNY ensure that high density or high traffic high foot traffic areas receive adequate coverage?
Joshua Goodman
0:48:59
Councilmember it's, you know, we we believe that every New Yorker obviously is impacted by an empty litter basket and negatively impacted by a full litter basket.
0:49:06
But your question really gets at the issue with mandating 12 time a week service in every single one of the 23,000 litter baskets.
0:49:14
Not all of them need it and it can only be accomplished by taking away service from the areas you just mentioned, high foot traffic and underserved communities.
0:49:21
We try as hard as we can to put our emphasis on communities of greatest need when it
Lincoln Restler
0:49:25
comes to litter basket service.