Are New York City Streets Getting Filthier? The Numbers Aren’t So Clear
The mayor’s most recent management report showed the number of streets rated ‘filthy’ is up — but the sanitation department argues it’s due to the methodology used.
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Mayor Eric Adams’ war on trash and rats has led him to increase funding for more litter-basket pickup and lot-cleanup programs — but his office is at odds with New York’s Strongest about how they measure whether a street is clean or dirty.
The mayor’s preliminary management report released Monday shows a marked drop in the number of streets rated “acceptable” over the past three years — from 96.4% in fiscal year 2020, to 93.7 in 2021, to 89.6% in 2022.