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Sunset Park’s Trash Staging Area Crisis | New York City News
Sunset Park’s northern entrance is turning into a trash nightmare—since summer, the parks department’s staging area near 41st Street and 6th Avenue has become a dumping ground for everything from branches to TVs, attracting flies, rats, and even illegal household waste. Locals say it used to be clean, but now the mess is drawing more than just parkgoers. While officials claim daily cleanup and blame irresponsible dumping—punishable by $5K fines—they’re rolling out sealed bins citywide by 2026. This isn’t new: last summer, the Bronx HQ faced a similar crisis. Keeping NYC’s parks clean remains…
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