NYC Department of Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty runs a tight trash heap, and his team of dedicated sanitation artisans are truly New York's strongest. But has he gone too far in his zeal to enforce the city's numerous sanitation rules [pdf]? One elderly Inwood resident named Delia Gluckin certainly thinks so; she claims a Department of Sanitation agent recently wrote her a ticket for throwing out her newspaper... in a public trash bin.
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$100 Ticket for Throwing Out Newspaper in City Trash Can?
AG Cuomo: Marina Owner Dumped Sewage into Broad Channel
Earlier this week, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that a Queens marina owner was convicted of dumping untreated sewage into Broad Channel in Jamaica Bay. Cuomo said, "John Schmitt’s actions have been truly disgusting. Dumping raw sewage into a public waterway is not just bad for the environment; it is a clear abuse of the people who use the bay for swimming, fishing, and boating." However, Schmitt's lawyer says his client will appeal, "This is a case over a toilet and a sink. There are people in Broad Channel today who still don't have sewer lines." Schmitt has been previously accused of taking 600,000 square feet of land for additional boats and dumping fuel, concrete, and other toxins into the marshland.
Driver Ran From His Overturned Asbestos Truck
Exactly what every other driver wants: A truck carrying asbestos to overturn, spill its contents, and its driver running away from the scene. That's what happened yesterday afternoon with an asbestos truck on the Clearview Expressway hit a divided and flipped over.
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