Your articles don’t show that NYC is actually clean now. They show a few people doing something. That doesn’t move the needle in a large city. You need substantially everyone to participate in cleaning and keeping things clean.

> SLC is a major city and a dump then by your observation-only position.

SLC is the 111th largest city in the country. Maybe you consider that a “major city,” but I was referring to the big ones like NYC, Philly, etc.

> Are you going to fine or arrest every parent that doesn’t teach their kids to pick up after themselves?

That might be more effective than your community organizing and political activism.