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Street Salad — Brooklynian

Street Salad

saintmarky
saintmarky
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights

This is what the corner of Vanderbilt and Bergen looked like this morning around 7. Piles of rice, whole tomatoes and potatoes rolling around. Obviously restaurant trash.

I don't know whether to be relieved or disgusted that it's raining now.

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  • saintmarky
    saintmarky

    Trying again with a smaller size.


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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Thanks for sharing!

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    I guess a bag fell off the truck of one of those private carters. It's disgusting, but more than likely an accident and not a regular problem.

  • theburgerking
    theburgerking

    The garbage on the streets this summer has been disgusting. Especially on Eastern Parkway between Franklin and Classon where litter is strewn all over the pedestrian mall. I have called the DOS and was told that area is the parks dept. responsibility. I contacted them as well as Letitia James and have not heard or seen any progress. On the northern side of the pedestrian mall on Eastern Parkway there are three garbage bins between Franklin and Classon, one bin between Classon and Washington, eight bins, eight brand new cast iron mounted bins between Washington and Underhill and three of the same new bins between Underhill and Plaza.

  • newguy88
    newguy88

    That happens sometimes. I once saw a dead rat fly out the back of a sanitation truck!

    Burgerking I've noticed that too. The parks people come out once a day in the mid to late morning to clean it up. However they or the NYPD need to go after the people leaving their trash there.

  • ribbons
    ribbons

    The big building on Sterling and Vanderbilt also often has disgusting food trash on the street. I think it is a school. I avoid walking past it and changed my work commute so I don't have to see it.

  • stacey
    stacey

    I have to agree it must have been an accident. That corner has four restaurant/bars who I have seen sweeping and cleaning their areas. Pequena always has someone cleaning the front of their place and sidewalks in the morning.

  • jack krohn
    jack krohn

    The only shocking thing here is that someone called Letitia James and expected results.

  • ltjbukem
    ltjbukem

    my neighbor emailed letitia about putting in metrocard machines at the washington end of the C train stop at clinton washington. BOOM.

  • saintmarky
    saintmarky

    Chill folks, I'm NOT blaming the restaurants. Interesting that people want to take it there. In fact, I am not even blaming the carting company, Mr. T. (yes, seriously) whose guys seemed to be trying and finally gave up when an enormous Mack truck driver kept honking his horn.

    The sidewalks are never pleasant on trash day, especially in the summer. I just thought it was an inordinate amount of trash - seriously, it was a like a farmer's market on the road - and worth sharing the ridiculousness.

  • bricktop
    bricktop

    Here's a little something to put it in perspective: I was just in Manhattan and, at around 10th Avenue and 31st Street, saw a man take a dump in the street between two parked cars.

  • karl the druid
    karl the druid

    in new pro-cro heights

    our streets are covered in green

    with stroller parking

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