As the last of the snowbanks melt across Hell’s Kitchen, they’re revealing what winter left behind: litter-strewn curbs, battered pavement and a fresh crop of potholes.
Melting snow reveals layers of litter along 8th Avenue. Photo: Catie Savage
After last month’s blizzard dumped nearly 20 inches of snow in Central Park, the neighborhood is entering the familiar late-winter thaw. But the melting snow is also exposing weeks’ worth of trash that had been buried under ice and snowbanks.
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As a Hell’s Kitchen resident since 2005, I have lived in both the W30s and W50s. After a 15 year career in the luxury fashion industry, I made a pivot to community advocacy in 2020. In addition to my role as Deputy Editor at W42ST, I am founder of the local non-profit cleanup group Litter Legion, co-chair of HK49-54 Block Alliance and a member of Manhattan Community Board 4. I’m deeply committed to improving my neighborhood and serving the people who call it home.