Overview
- The City Council passed Intro 92 on Wednesday to repeal the 2011 ban and let sanitation workers place adhesive stickers up to 8.5 by 11 inches on cars that block scheduled street sweeping, and the bill now awaits the mayor’s signature.
- DSNY says the stickers are meant as an added deterrent because the existing $65 fine has not been enough to stop violations and the city cannot write tickets at the scale needed to keep streets clear.
- Opponents and some drivers say the stickers can damage vehicle surfaces and raise concerns about government overreach and due process, citing the complaints that led to the original 2011 ban.
- The agency plans to test adhesive options to limit damage and to roll out use of the stickers as a short-term fix while proposals for cameras on sweepers and higher penalties remain stalled in Albany.
- The bill also includes a separate business composting requirement, and city figures cited by supporters point to earlier periods when sticker enforcement correlated with higher street cleanliness scores.