What New York smells like: citizens are sure that it stinks, and they constantly complain about it

This summer in the city is not just hot - it stinks! Walking around New York is now tantamount to torture because of the most disgusting smells imaginable. This was announced on July 13 by outraged New Yorkers, reports New York Post.

“I smell rancid every morning, like rotten food that has been sitting for a while,” said Justin Colon, a janitor in an office tower in Times Square.

Tech worker Jaden Williams, 37, described the city's stench as "disgusting and cadaverous."

“Even if you douse yourself with Chanel No. 5 perfume, the vile smell still remains on the tip of your nose,” says a resident of hell's kitchen.

Williams added: "Either you don't leave your house or you just put up with the stink."

45-year-old Millie Aldon from Manhattan called New York a living city smelling of death.

“It's such a rotten, disgusting smell,” she said. “But when it rains, it smells much worse.”

Calls to 311 show that street odor complaints are at an all-time high. It is up 54% year-over-year to 2021 as of June 5746.

On West 46th Street, an office worker casually asked another, “Why does the city smell like a used diaper?”

The answer, according to Colon, is simple: “I'm cleaning up the steps leading to the subway. Cleaned poop out of there many times. Even this morning."

One Manhattan police officer said, "It's not uncommon to see human excrement on the street." An NYPD detective from Manhattan stated bluntly, "Homeless people are everywhere."

Another Manhattan cop said the city was facing a stench from warmer temperatures and abandoned sheds where people dump trash. Although the homeless live there using them as bathrooms.

“The city has definitely become dirtier, and the dirt doesn’t smell like perfume,” said a policeman.

The owner of Dalton's Bar & Grill at Hell's Kitchen said he had to install plexiglass windows and a metal door in his outdoor dining area. He did this after repeatedly finding people sleeping, pricking, having sex, shitting inside.

In the meantime, he wishes good luck to the people who instead used the restroom in one of the city's parks. Inspection data posted online shows that nearly 14% were officially closed as of July 2.

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In the first three months of this year, 280 civil summonses for public urination were issued, compared to 169 last year. In addition, 85 criminal summonses were issued for public urination, compared to 81 in 2021.

A law enforcement source called the issuance of a civil summons useless.

“It's not worth the paper it's printed on,” the source said. “You can say your name is Mickey Mouse.”

The city's Department of Sanitation acknowledged the odor problem and said a new $40 million trash can program would help make a difference.

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“Every New Yorker knows that the city has become noticeably dirtier during the pandemic. Behavior has changed and budgets have been cut,” said Sanitation Service spokesman Joshua Goodman.

“10 DSNY employees work every day to keep the city clean, safe and healthy. And the administration is giving them the tools to do the work they get up to do every day.”