Trash cans are always overflowing. Why aren’t there more of them?
There's a simple possible answer: if you build it, litter will come.
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Bonus post! You all think the city is trashed
We surveyed readers and so many of you said you were upset at the state of trash in this city: "I mean, I love New York so much, but it makes me sad that we live in filth."
Where you can still get free COVID supplies and help in NYC
The federal emergency is over but COVID is still around. We rounded up where to find free tests, medication, vaccines and other supplies from what’s left of our brief pandemic experiment in universal healthcare.
The water from a fire hydrant looks so clean and refreshing. Should you drink it?
One hydrant hydration fan says: “If I see one, I wouldn't hesitate to fill up my water bottle with it.”
How to-go drinks managed to flop in New York City
“I don’t even know the rules right now, to be honest,” one industry insider said.
How to call a cab without using Uber or Lyft
The city's classic car services can offer an elusive double whammy: getting a cheaper ride and having the smug satisfaction of getting around the way New Yorkers did before Silicon Valley poisoned the city's cab-hailing well.
Everything you can do today to help asylum seekers in NYC
Eric Adams this week limited shelter access to asylum seekers. But if this is really a city of immigrants, that means lending a helping hand when new ones arrive. Here's how.