NYC’s Rat-Fighting Trash Container Plan Could Remove 150K Parking Spots
A program to curb the Big Apple’s booming rat population with new trash containers could eliminate 150,000 parking spots — more than the city’s outdoor dining and bike share programs combined, according to a report released Wednesday.
The city’s $1.6 million garbage “containerization” study found that the giant receptacles could be installed on 89% of city streets, including in most outer boroughs, without eating up parking.
But it would be more difficult in space-crunched areas south of 110th Street in Manhattan, where 25% of parking spaces on some blocks would need to be nixed, according to the much-anticipated report released by the Department of Sanitation.
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