NEW YORK (PIX11) – The city is sending business owners a clear message – put it away, or you'll pay – as new sanitation rules go into effect Friday.
The third phase to reduce the 44 million pounds of trash put out in New York City every day is making all businesses use bins, according to Mayor Eric Adams and Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch. From mom-and-pop shops to big businesses, all will be required to follow the new rules.
Commercial trash makes up nearly half of the garbage put out on the streets every day, according to officials. Businesses who don't comply with the mandate will get a one-month warning, Tisch said.
The Sanitation Department has created a digital "wall of shame" to call out businesses who violate the new trash rules on social media.
"We're leading the entire country on this," Adams said of the garbage mandate.
PIX11 Morning News anchor Dan Mannarino also questioned Adams about the FBI executing a search warrant at the home of one of his top aides. Winnie Greco's electronic devices were taken by investigators, sources told PIX11 News.
"My job is to stay focused on running this city," Adams said. "I'm not going to remove trash off the street and keep the city safe from violence if I'm distracted."
It's the third person that Adams is close to who's been involved in an FBI raid. Greco was placed on leave following the raid, according to officials.
Adams also spoke about the city's sanctuary laws and the City Council's pushback against changes.
"It is my strong belief that the overwhelming number of migrants and asylum seekers are here to pursue the next step on the American dream," Adams said. "We have a small number that are repeatedly violent."
Adams said that the city will continue to take what steps are available to them to keep people safe.
Adams also discussed the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Crown Heights Thursday night. He said the city is working to get illegal guns off the streets.
"This is why I keep stating, 'I want my offices focusing on public protection,'" Adams said. "That's what they're doing. The number of interactions, of arrests, and just enforcement has increased under this administration."
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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