Overview
- Video circulating online shows a woman emptying the contents of a blue-and-orange, hand-painted DSNY trash can and walking away with the can during the Knicks ticker-tape parade Thursday.
- The cans were a limited commemorative release produced by the New York City Department of Sanitation and clothing brand Only NY for the parade.
- DSNY called the act illegal and antisocial and said it is investigating the incident.
- The NYPD said it is aware of the footage but told reporters no formal complaint or charges are on file and the person in the videos has not been identified.
- The theft is being covered alongside broader reports of disorder during the celebrations, including arrests and violent incidents, which could increase scrutiny of security for public giveaways and parade crowd control.