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NYC sanitation worker built a 55,000-piece museum from the trash

Molina said the collection grew to about 55,000 objects and was later appraised at up to $70,000.

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By Sophia CastilloNEW YORK CITY — Between 59th and 96th Street on the Upper East Side, Nelson Molina learned that New York is, at its core, a city of obscene and involuntary generosity. In a neighborhood where buildings have doormen in white gloves and dogs wear coats in winter, people throw things away unopened. Bed sheets still in their packaging, televisions, and complete kitchen sets. Once, Molina found a set of leather suitcases stacked on …

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NYC sanitation worker built a 55,000-piece museum from the trash

By Sophia CastilloNEW YORK CITY — Between 59th and 96th Street on the Upper East Side, Nelson Molina learned that New York is, at its core, a city of obscene and involuntary generosity. In a neighborhood where buildings have doormen in white gloves and dogs wear coats in winter, people throw things away unopened. Bed sheets still in their packaging, televisions, and complete kitchen sets. Once, Molina found a set of leather suitcases stacked on …

·Syracuse, United States
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Penn Live broke the news in Harrisburg, United States on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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