How Much Will Cleaning Up NYC Cost? $14.5M, Says Mayor

NEW YORK CITY — A $14.5 million makeover will clean up New York City's trashy side, Mayor Eric Adams said.

Adams unveiled "Get Stuff Clean" Thursday, a (literal) sweeping effort to clean more than 1,000 neglected areas across the city.

"America's biggest city is going to be America's cleanest city," he said. "We're investing more than $14 million this fiscal year alone to participate in the largest cleanup effort in decades."

The effort will consolidate citywide cleaning functions across different departments, from sanitation to transportation to parks, officials said.

More than 200 new sanitation workers will be added to cleaning efforts across the city, Adams said.

Adams said the cleaning efforts will focus on streets, trash on the sidewalk, bridges and fighting against rats.

A crackdown on illegal dumping will also unfold with new camera enforcement, the mayor said.

"Starting Monday, we are going directly into these areas to get them clean and keep them clean," he said. "This is not a one and done."