Last year (dirty! uncapped!) syringes were spotted in Prospect Park, which took the Department of Sanitation and the NYPD quite some time to clean up. Earlier today a reader sent us this photo from East 83rd Street between Park and Lexington avenues, where syringes were spotted once again, this time on ice; she tells us 311 gave her a 5 to 7 day turnaround estimate on cleaning them up.
We called 311 ourselves and were connected to a specialist who filed a report; she told us she couldn't give a time frame on when this public safety hazard would be cleaned up, but did tell us it was a priority since they are loose and uncapped. If anyone strolls by, let us know if they're still there! (And watch your step.)
