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  • Drones used to bust suspects could one day monitor New Yorkers’ garbage — in effort to help enforce new trash bin rules

    01/23/2025 8:18:29 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 31 replies
    NY Post ^ | Jan. 22, 2025 | Nicole Rosenthal and Jack Morphet
    The city Department of Sanitation is considering whether to enlist a fleet of drones to help it enforce new trash rules and perform inspections alongside its human inspectors on the ground. “This is extremely preliminary – really just in the early planning stages,” a DSNY spokesperson told The Post. “But we are investigating whether this technology may be useful for things like building maintenance inspections or for enforcement of basic cleanliness rules.” Drones could be used to scour for illegal dumping acts and help spot people leaving trash bins out earlier than permitted. They could also help inspect agency vehicles,...