NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – At midnight Monday, the ball dropped in Times Square and New York City ushered in 2024 with a shower of confetti over the almost one million attendees.
As soon as the calendar flipped, the Department of Sanitation went to work.
In a video on X, the DSNY released a video highlighting the work they did.
“If you walked through Times Square right now, you'd have no idea that the biggest party in the world took place there just over eight hours ago,” the post read.
New York’s Strongest sent 187 sanitation workers to remove over 100,000 pounds of litter, confetti and party hats by daybreak, to provide the public with a clean and open Times Square.
“Every year, this holiday gives people an opportunity to begin anew and start with a clean slate. To that end, DSNY is proud to deliver a clean street, right here in Times Square,” said Commissioner Jessica Tisch. “This winter, we have the highest headcount in decades, and I want to thank Mayor Adams for giving us the tools we need to get the job done.”
Mayor Eric Adams reposted the DSNY video showing the efficient work to his X account with a simple acknowledgement of the agency’s hard work.
“@NYCSanitation knows how to #GetStuffDone. #NewYear,” Adams wrote.
The sanitation workers used 21 mechanical brooms and 20 collection trucks, in addition to brooms and backpack blowers, to perform the cleaning miracle.
“Here's to a great – and clean – 2024,” Tisch said.