What We Can Do To Get Rid of The Overflowing Trash on 7th Ave

7th and Union / Photo by FiPS Erica

As Ernest P. Worrell often said: Ewwwwwwwwwww.

We're all grossed out by the 7th Avenue Stink-Fest, yes? Two City Council members failed to renew a street-cleaning contract, so now Slope residents are stuck walking past overflowing trash cans all up and down 7th Avenue.

After Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin received complaints about the impregnated garbage cans they released the following statement:

"Unfortunately, the contract for extra sidewalk cleaning on 7th Avenue was one of the things that had to be cut as the Council has worked with the mayor to control spending and cut $5 billion from the City budget over the past 3 years. We prevented teacher layoffs, firehouse closings, and massive day care reductions, but some tough choices have had to be made as revenues have declined and we have had to close multi-billion dollar budget gaps.

 

"We would be very happy to work with 7th Avenue merchants and property-owners to explore forming a BID to provide extra sanitation and other services, beyond the basic level that the City can afford to provide at this time. Over on 5th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, property owners have formed BIDs that are great models for how business and property owners can work together with the community and the City toward a cleaner, more vibrant retail corridor."7th and Garfield / Photo via FiPS Erica

One of our readers suggested flooding the October 5th participatory budgeting meeting to campaign for solar-compacting garbage cans. Not a bad idea. You can register for the 6:30PM meeting, which will take place at the Old First Reformed Church on Carroll Street HERE.

Here are some more photos of the overflowing trash:

Alice Proujansky / The Brooklyn paper

Alice Proujansky / The Brooklyn paper

Photo via Gothamist

Photo via microblog.joshsternberg.com