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By Anna Leah

North Manhattan native and chair of City Council’s Sanitation Committee Shaun Abreu helped bring the containerization pilot program to Morningside and Hamilton Heights last fall, which he represents. The program led to 68% fewer rats spotted.

“That was not a campaign promise, but it was a promise for my girlfriend,” he joked, recalling her jumping as they walked the city.

Abreu later said that he met with SWC – venturing to Brooklyn – and will work to accommodate the canners’ demands that containers will not be locked.