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AGENCY TESTIMONY
New rules and penalties to combat illegal dumping in parks
3:00:30
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52 sec
The Parks Department has enacted new rules to increase penalties for illegal dumping in and around parks. This initiative aims to maintain the cleanliness and livability of park spaces.
- New agency rules increase penalties for illegal dumping in parks
- Partnership with DSNY to crack down on illegal dumping
- Enhanced enforcement to address a major challenge that consumes staff time and resources
Sue Donoghue
3:00:30
Protecting this livability means we all need to do our part to keep our parks clean.
3:00:36
So we were proud to recently enact new agency rules to increase penalties on bad actors who illegally dump trash in and around our parks.
3:00:46
We appreciate the partnership with our sister agency, DSNY, in working alongside us to crack down on illegal dumping and get tough on irresponsible entities that think our parks are an appropriate place to dump their trash.
3:01:04
This enhanced enforcement will address a major challenge at our parks that exhausts a considerable amount of our staff's time and resources, allowing us to better focus on serving New Yorkers that are observing New Yorkers that are appropriately using our parks.