Ariola welcomes City Hall u-turn on free homeowner trash bins, says Mayor had ‘no other choice’

By Shane O’Brien Posted on August 7, 2025

Council Member Joann Ariola has welcomed news that Mayor Eric Adams will now fund a City Council law that would provide free garbage cans to eligible one and two-family homes throughout New York City but insisted that the mayor had “no other choice” but to change course and fund the law.

The law, introduced by Manhattan Council Member Yusef Salaam, was passed unanimously by the City Council in February with a veto-proof majority and would provide hundreds of thousands of specially-secure bins to New Yorkers.

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