New York City Officially Has Mechanical Garbage Trucks Now

New York City Officially Has Mechanical Garbage Trucks Now

Community Board Nine will have cleaner streets, fewer cars, and the magic of trucks that can lift up and empty trash bins with their enormous mechanical arms.

New York City Officially Has Mechanical Garbage Trucks Now - Data Intelligence

Here Now/Shutterstock New York City has, for months now, been in the midst of a major project: Putting trash cans on the streets that can be emptied into a truck, the way sanitation works everywhere else in the United States. The first trucks hit NYC streets way back in February of 2024, but June 2, 2025 marks a major step for the project. All of Community Board Nine in Manhattan officially has curbside bins and claw-game trucks, according to S…