Overview
- The blue-and-orange bins were placed for the Knicks championship parade on June 18, and viral clips showed a woman emptying one onto a Manhattan sidewalk before carrying the receptacle onto the subway.
- Reporters identified the woman as Angie Báez, 40, who had served as executive director of community and industry engagement at JPMorgan Chase and previously held senior diversity and inclusion roles.
- JPMorgan told the New York Post late Tuesday that it reviewed the footage and the employee is no longer with the company following that review.
- The New York City Department of Sanitation condemned the act as illegal and 'incredibly stupid,' while the NYPD said it had not received formal complaints and no criminal charges have been filed.
- The bin was one of a limited‑edition DSNY and Only NY parade giveaway sought as memorabilia, and the episode raises questions about how employers, police and city agencies respond when off‑duty conduct is captured and shared online.