She Stole a Knicks Trash Can Off the Street and Lost Her Job at JPMorgan
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- During the New York Knicks championship parade, a woman named Angie Baez was filmed stealing an orange-and-blue trash can decorated for the event, dumping its contents on the street, and taking it on the subway.
- Baez returned the trash can the next day and was fined $175 for littering and impeding sanitation operations; she also lost her job as an executive director at JPMorgan Chase following the incident.
- The New York City Department of Sanitation had placed several themed trash cans along the parade route to celebrate the Knicks' victory and honor sanitation workers, with miniature versions available for purchase.
- The incident sparked widespread online attention, with the sanitation department posting a humorous "Welcome Back!" message for the returned trash can, which received significant social media engagement.
- OnlyNY, a company partnered with the sanitation department, clarified that the themed trash cans were created to celebrate the city's championship season authentically and to recognize sanitation workers, not in response to the theft incident.
