This bin in Kensington, Brooklyn, was removed by the Sanitation Department last week.
By Reuven Blau / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
City streets are going to the clothing drop-off dumps.
Over the past six months, the Sanitation Department has removed 37 massive metal bins illegally placed on city sidewalks — a 23% spike from the 30 trash bins removed all last fiscal year, the Daily News has learned.
The bins, which first began appearing at least a year ago in neighborhoods across Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, are meant to encourage clothing donations by good samaritans, but it’s unclear who owns and operates the bins — or whether those in need actually ever receive the donated duds.
“They are a scam and people need to be careful who they donate clothing to,” said City Councilman Daniel Dromm of Queens, who suspects that the clothing inside rarely gets to the poor and, instead, is washed and resold or recycled for a profit. “They’re eyesores and attract vermin.”
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