Business Integrity Commission Revokes Sanitation Salvage’s License to Operate on NYC Streets
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Send this rogue carting company to the scrap heap: The city has finally revoked trash hauler Sanitation Salvage's permit.
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Drivers Who Killed Madison Lyden Have Little to Fear From Cy Vance, Bill de Blasio, and NYPD
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A woman is dead because of the actions of two drivers, and the agencies responsible for driver safety are doing next to nothing in response.
Private Trash Hauler Kills Madison Jane Lyden, 23, Biking on Central Park West
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A livery driver obstructed the unprotected bike lane on Central Park West, forcing Lyden into motor vehicle traffic.
Business Integrity Commission Bans Sanitation Salvage Driver Who Killed 2 People, But Gives Company’s Politically Connected Owners a Pass
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The family that owns Sanitation Salvage is a major political player, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to the campaign coffers of city electeds.
Bushwick Cyclist Severely Injured by DSNY Driver and Deadly Evergreen Ave. Street Design
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A hit-and-run Sanitation Department driver maimed a woman riding in the painted bike lane on Evergreen Avenue, near where a motorist killed cyclist Leah Sylvain in 2016. DOT has not improved conditions for biking on Evergreen since Sylvain was killed.
Here Are the NYC Electeds Who Take Campaign Money From Trash Carters
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Private trash haulers have killed at least 16 people walking and biking in NYC since 2012. But some electeds are less worried about the industry’s safety record than sparing waste haulers the effort of reforming their operations.