Gothamist: NYC is the Second Dirtiest U.S. City

Jason

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:38:45 -0500

Look, the US is NOT the world.If you've ever been to south asian cites(read:Delhi,Bombay...) you'll know what "dirrrrty" actually is.

null

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:43:11 -0500

I respectfully sumbit my nomination for World's Dirtiest City: Monrovia, Liberia.

James

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:26:35 -0500

I live in Los Angeles. I love walking out my front door and finding smeared residence-challenged person poop in the entry way of my building.

Peter

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:09:33 -0500

"I've noticed an increase in dog poop on the sidewalks here in Brooklyn over the past year." When I was a kid growing up in bed-stuy (pig-stuy) in the 60's and 70's, there was dog poop all over the streets, presumably left by the abundance of stray dogs who wandered the neighborhood. The stray dogs also used to attack the garbage and litter it all over the streets. Sounds like it's the same as it ever was.

One block at a time

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:45:05 -0500

Gothamist--you have performed an invaluable public service. Thanks for the link to the Sanitation Dept's online form to request trash containers. I have just requested 10 trash containers for each block in my Brooklyn neighborhood.

Stephen

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:40:23 -0500

our subways are unbelievably filthy, especially compared to cities i've spent a fair amount of time in... DC, London, Montreal. We have an army of MTA workers in this city, but the stations remain filthy. Filth is a combinion of 2 things IMO: - the US' move toward a society of no maintenance. I work as an architect and constantly see the march toward that by public agencies. Almost any cost will be ok'ed if the material is low maintenance or doesn't need cleaning or repainting. Agencies know the sad truth, most maintenance workers don't really maintain anything but their paycheck in this country. -NYers tradition of throwing trash on the ground. For many it seems unthinkable to walk 20 steps and hit the corner trash can.

Lizzy

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 07:53:46 -0500

To anyone who believes that Chicago is dirtier than NYC, I strongly recommend that you go to Gothamist's previous story "Glasses on the Cheap."

Susie

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 07:20:38 -0500

Surely you jest. Chicago is way, way cleaner than New York. And--the people there don't seem to make a habit of spitting on the sidewalks like they do here. (I just love that gagging sound followed by a big glob of expectorate hitting the pavement.)

Doctor Memory

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:12:08 -0500

Pfffft. One word: "Philadelphia"

Teddy

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:22:17 -0500

I've noticed an increase in dog poop on the sidewalks here in Brooklyn over the past year.

noah

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:11:19 -0500

Mayor Daley makes us all pick up 5 pieces of trash before we can go home... chicago is clearly cleaner.

Oscar

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:55:50 -0500

I love trash.

Elaine

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:41:16 -0500

I would like to see some group monitor randomly chosen areas with high litter, and make a survey of the litterers by age, sex, race, and dress. I think we would get some pretty interesting stats.

d

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:36:10 -0500

What about Dirty Vegas?

Liz

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:34:51 -0500

Did I read it incorrectly, or does it say that Chicago is dirtier than New York?

Darn it

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:24:06 -0500

We totally would have won if ODB was still alive.

anon

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:22:47 -0500

I'm so angry, I could throw more trash on the ground.

anon

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:13:23 -0500

Um New Mexico is in the U.S. And it's not dirty, just dusty at times.

Anonguy

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:11:32 -0500

Kojak, if you say whole world meaning the United States and Europe you might be onto something. But you don't even have to leave the hemisphere to find dirtier cities (New Mexico springs to mind) much less when you broaden your horizons a bit (say Cairo or New Delhi). Luckily these "filthy" cities have a lot more going for them than most places on earth...

Kojak

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:45:42 -0500

Sometimes I think NYC is the dirtiest city in the world. And I'm comparing that with every city I've been to, but I usually rate cities by their subways. If their subway is clean, then the city as a whole is clean. Our subway is the most disgusting subway I have ever ridden in, ever (But I still love it, cause its Uniquely NYC) Please, somebody tell me what city is filthier then New York? I'm sure they're out there.

kwa

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:37:14 -0500

Chicago is WAY cleaner. Once again, it is the alleys and the jumbo FREE trashcans the city provides.

Pancho

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:51:23 -0500

I second the alley theory. I lived in Boston for 8 years in a neighborhood where in some areas you put trash out for collection in the alley that ran between the rowhouses, and in other areas trash was put out at the curb. Consistently, curb trash streets were strewn with litter, while alley trash streets were pristine.

nylarch

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:42:13 -0500

they're absolutely stoned. I lived in Chicago for 10 years before living here and they're cleaner for one simple reason, they have alleys and we don't. When the wind blows it doesn't send trash from in front of everyone's building cascading down the street. I still go there for business often and am shocked how clean the downtown looks now that I'm used to NY. Of course NY is better in every other way.

sean

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:29:41 -0500

At least our trashcans are cute. Take that Chicago!

dirty

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:19:15 -0500

What about the "dirty south"?