Disgusting things found on the streets of New York...
It all started in 1970, when the Federal Clean Air act was enacted, and incinerators shut down because they did not meet the new emissions guidelines. Soon, the city banned incinerating trash and the Planning Commission decided to replace the incinerators with landfills.
However, now New York City faces mountains of trash bags cluttering its sidewalks, due to the lack of alleyways for discreet trash storage and irregular collection times.
This results not only in the unpleasant sight and smell, but also in the proliferation of rats, traffic issues, high injury rates, etc.
“The sun, though it passes throuhg disgusting places, yet remains as pure as before...”
Disgust
dis·gust
/də’skəst,dis’gəst/
noun
- a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive.
verb
- cause (someone) to feel revulsion or profound disapproval.
People Say
“I walk my daughter to school every morning and we have to weave in and out, or cross the street, or walk in the middle of the street. It’s a hazard. It really is.” - Sunil Vyas
“To walk out on the street and find garbage piled because the sanitation department hasn’t been able to pick it up is so depressing and so upsetting” - Eric Marcus