What began with a $40 cleaning kit and one littered New York City block eventually turned into a neighbourhood effort to clean, garden and reclaim public space. David Clarke, a 24-year-old New Yorker behind the grassroots project Trash Talk NYC, spent 100 days cleaning the area around West 171st Street between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights, according to Hoodline and Clarke’s own account of the project. Clarke initially set out with little more than trash bags, a grabber and his phone. He documented the cleanups on social media, turning a personal attempt to tackle litter near his home into part of a larger campaign focused on neglected streets across New York City.
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