“A lot of garbage and they are not giving it the priority they gave it before,†said Angela Rodriguez.
The garbage problem in New York is a headache shared by many, if not all, New Yorkers. Thus, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday that his administration would reverse the 40% cuts to the Department of Sanitation’s budget announced in November.
By that date, the city’s financial plan was updated and the Mayor’s Office said that New York was experiencing a budget deficit of $12 billion over the next five years, which would affect all government agencies. municipal.
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Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the Department of Sanitation, said they were prepared to remove about 9,000 of the 23,000 trash cans maintained by the department from the streets, so the news is a great relief.
The administration is managing a 20 percent saving in the budget in care services for asylum seekers, and these savings are what have allowed the trash cans or containers to be saved.
And although the zafacones will remain in the streets, there are those who think that there is still a lot to do.
“This administration has to show signs that it truly wants to solve the garbage problem, which is an evil that greatly affects this city of New York,†said Roberto Cabral.
“At least eliminate that rat and the cockroaches. I don’t see any budget for that. I don’t see them getting to work, if perhaps they are working… But what do I tell you?†Rodríguez added.
Others reiterate that it is a problem of citizen education.
“What there is not is citizen education. That’s sad, how people throw garbage in the street indiscriminately,” said Guerrero Ramón. “The problem is not in the garbage cans, the problem is in the homes. In the conditions of the homes in Nueva York.”
“Educate people not to throw garbage in the street,†said Pedro Fernández.
And in addition to traditional trash cans, the city will continue installing rat-proof trash cans in its fight against this pest.
2024-01-12 20:23:00
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