Thursday, December 9, 2010

Granny Fined $100 for Tossing Newspaper Into City Trash Basket

City litter baskets have signs that read: "litter only'' and "no household trash''

A New York City woman says she'll fight a $100 summons for tossing a newspaper into a city litter basket.

Delia Gluckin told The New York Post that she got the ticket from a Sanitation Department agent on Sunday.

The Manhattan resident said she offered to take the paper out but the agent wrote out the summons for putting "improper refuse in a city litter basket.''...

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