New bins in West Harlem keep away rats, but take up parking spots, some say

Bins meant to hold dozens of large trash bags are part of New York City’s latest defense against rats.

Some residents are already seeing an improvement, but others say it’s not worth the amount of parking spots the trash receptacles have been taking up.

About 1,100 “Empire” bins have already been installed across West Harlem as part of a pilot program announced on Monday…

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