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A Manhattan model recently crowned the \u201cPoop Fairy\u201d is taking matters into her own hands after the recent snow melting revealed piles of dog crap littering the concrete jungle.<\/a><\/p>\n Olivia Bannerman has been slowly carving her Upper West Side enclave out of \u201cpoopmageddon\u201d caused by lazy dog owners who took advantage of the weeks-long Artic freeze.<\/p>\n Olivia Bannerman is the new \u201cPoop Fairy\u201d of the Upper West Side. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s abhorrent. It\u2019s crazy!\u201d Bannerman told The Post about the state of Riverside Park<\/a>, her favorite spot to walk her Golden Retriever, Violet.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels like I hardly made a dent.\u201d<\/p>\n With rolls of doggie bags in hand and a postivie attitude, Bannerman has been clearing sections of her beloved greenspace at least twice per day in a task she\u2019s likened to a distrubing \u201cEaster egg hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n Riverside Park is so overwhelemed with the animal waste that it takes the 28-year-old just 15 minutes to go through an entire doggie roll of doggie bags, which typically come in packs of 15.<\/p>\n Bannerman, 28, cleans up after her negligent neighbors during her daily walks with her own pooch, Violet. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cIt drives you crazy because you\u2019re running out of bags and you\u2019re walking home and you\u2019re seeing dozens and dozens of piles of poop and you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my God, I need more bags!\u2019 But bags are expensive,\u201d said Bannerman, a software designer who moonlights as a model.<\/p>\n Olivia Bannerman is an Upper West Side model. John Cafaro<\/p>\n The poop problem started well before Bannerman stepped into her roll as the \u201cPoop Fairy\u201d \u2014 a term first coined by then-Council Member Erik Bottcher who was begging his constituents to clean up after their dog because there was no mystical being that would do it for them.<\/a><\/p>\n Dog owners were obnoxiously leaving the droppings behind in an apparent attempt to hide it beneath the inches of snow dumped on the five boroughs last month, which then solidified the waste in a disgusting layer of ice. <\/p>\n Then-Council Member Erik Bottcher coined the \u201cPoop Fairy\u201d title while encouraging neighbors to clean up after their pets. <\/p>\n There were a whopping 643 dog waste calls made to the city\u2019s 311 reporting system citywide between Jan. 25\u2019s snowstorm and Tuesday \u2014 a nearly 94% increase in the 332 complaints made during the same period in 2025 and a startling 160% increase from just two weeks prior.<\/p>\n But rather than complain, Bannerman decided to step up and be a steward of her community \u2014 a job she feels compelled to complete as a recent \u201ctransplant\u201d to the Big Apple.<\/p>\n Bannerman \u2014 a self-described \u201cllama farm heriess \u2014 hails from Seattle, where her family runs a llama farm and are diligent about cleaning up after the fuzzy beasts. <\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t born here, but I am here occupying space, taking advantage of everything it has to offer. And we are a very densely populated community. Whether we admit it or not, all the actions that we take as individuals affect the rest of us,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n \u201cI just feel like this is my way of doing my part of giving back to my city. It\u2019s not selfless. In turn, I get to walk around a slightly poop-less area. But I think that it\u2019s just important that we remember that we\u2019re all connected.\u201d<\/p>\n Bannerman goes through a roll of doggybags in just 15 minutes. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s abhorrent. It\u2019s crazy!\u201d Bannerman said about the state of Riverside Park. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n