Stuck in limbo, N.Y. gov’t workers assess impact of shutdown
Heather Kramer notices the trash piling up along Cross Bay Boulevard as it bisects Gateway National Recreation Area, where she worked last year. Under normal circumstances, employees with the National Park Service (NPS) workers would pick up the garbage — but they are all furloughed during the government shutdown.
“I struggle a lot with the garbage,” said Kramer, who lives in Far Rockaway and works as a subcontractor designing curriculums for students who visit Gateway. “That’s all National Park land, and you can just see it accumulate along the side of the road.”
As the shutdown entered its 28th day, Kramer also struggles with the loss of income.