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New York Takes Out the Trash

HISTORY This Week

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Reforming NYC Sanitation: Colonel Waring's Mission

This chapter explores William Strong's election as mayor and his challenge to address New York City's urgent sanitation issues. It highlights Colonel George E. Waring Jr.'s innovative approach to street cleaning and his efforts to elevate the status of sanitation workers during a time of public health crisis.

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