New York Takes Out the Trash

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🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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November 18th, 2022. New York City is at war... with rats. And today, Mayor Eric Adams is set to announce four new pieces of legislation aimed at combating this scurrying problem. Two of these laws will target garbage, the rats' main source of food. If you put trash in places the rats can't get, their population will plummet, and New York will get a major victory in this long-running war. The garbage problem is nothing new for the city. In fact, it's been an issue since its founding almost 400 years ago. Today, we try to understand, how has New York historically tackled its trash? And when did the city become a shining example of sanitation for the entire world? Special thanks to our guest, Robin Nagle, anthropologist-in-residence for the New York City Department of Sanitation and a clinical professor at NYU's School of Liberal Studies. Her book is Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City. “Mayor Eric Adams Signs Rodent-Related Bills: Intros. 414-A, 442-A, 459-A, and 460-A” by NYC Mayor's Office is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To stay updated: historythisweekpodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.2	New York City is at war.
1:07.5	In fact, this war has likely been going on for nearly 300 years.
1:15.6	It's the war on rats. And now, New York is taking this battle to a new level. Today, Mayor Eric Adams is giving a press conference at a Lower Manhattan Sanitation Garage
1:21.6	to announce four new pieces of legislation aimed at solving this scurrying problem.
1:30.4	To kick us off, I would like to welcome the greatest enemy, the rats of New York City, have
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