Streets Strewn with Drug Baggies? Yeah, NYC’s Got That

The eminent research scientist Kendall Jenner may not know what those “cute little Ziploc baggies” are used for, but the rest of us certainly know. And if you’ve never actually seen one, just head on down to the lovely streets of New York because they’re strewn with them.

Don’t believe me? I figured you wouldn’t, so I took pictures of them as indisputable proof. And I really didn’t have to look very hard to find them; I spot them every time I am out in my daily run. I will continue to add to this collection, because sadly, they are not going away.

It should be noted I spotted all of these in my gritty neighborhood of Washington Heights. But I’m sure you can find them outside your front door as well, whether you live in East Harlem or the Upper East Side.

By the way, of the initial five baggies below, I snapped four of them on the same run. One was in a playground. Very nice.

(Editor’s note: I thought four was bad. The very next day along the same route I found twice as many! Proof below.)

I know the police can’t stop drug dealing, but is it asking too much for our drug addicts to be a bit more tidy?

Sigh, I hate this city.

9/2/16 (1)
Hudson River running path near George Washington Bridge 

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9/8/16 (4)
Fort Tryon Park 

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9/9/16 (9)
Fort Tryon Park

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Broadway and 193rd St.

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9/12/16 (13)
Bennett Ave and 192nd St.

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Fort Tryon Park

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Broadway and Dongan Place

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Broadway and Sherman Ave

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Broadway and 196th St.

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Broadway and 192nd St.

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Broadway and 190th St.

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9/13/16 (6)
181st St. and Riverside Drive

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Running path along Henry Hudson Parkway, North of 181st St.

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181st St. and Fort Washington Ave

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9/16/16 (1)
Fort Washington Ave and 174th St.

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9/17/16 (5)
Bennett Ave and 192nd St.

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Broadway and Dongan Place

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Broadway and 196th St.

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Broadway and 187th St.

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9/23/16 (8)
Fort Tryon Park

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And now they’re even killing little kids in the park!

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9/24/16 (1)
In “rape tunnel” to 191st St subway station

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9/25/16 (1)
Broadway and 190th St.

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10/7/16 (1)
184th St. and Bennett Ave

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10/15/16 (1)
Bennett Ave and 190th St.

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10/17/16 (2)
175th St. and Fort Washington Ave

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10/26/16 (1)
Bennett Ave and 186th St.

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10/30/16 (1)
Broadway and 186th St.

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11/5/16 (3)
181st St and Haven Ave

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Entrance to pedestrian overpass at 181st St.

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On path to GW Bridge

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11/10/16 (5)
Bennett Ave and 192nd St.

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Fort Tryon Park

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Broadway and Sherman Ave

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11/14/16 (8)
Fort Tryon Park

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Broadway and Ellwood St.

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Broadway and 196th St.

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Broadway and Bennett Ave

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And a bonus — a guy smoking pot on the street in the middle of the day!

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