New York Knicks fan fired from job after leaving rubbish on floor to steal NYC trash can
A woman who was filmed emptying out a New York Knicks bin so she could take it with her has been fired from her job.
The New York basketball team had been holding their championship parade recently (18 June) after winning their first NBA title in over 50 years, with over two million people showing up to celebrate.
There was a lot of cheering and a huge number of people were wearing the team's signature blue and orange colours, even the bins in New York were getting in on the action as some of them bore the Knicks' colours as well.
One fan who thought she'd bag herself a souvenir was 40-year-old Angie Báez, the New York Post reports, with footage of her picking up the limited edition can and emptying its contents onto the street being posted online.
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She then appeared to walk off holding the painted bin, with her later taking it onto the subway with her.
However, they added that the woman has since lost her job, she'd been working as a director at JPMorgan Chase.
Her former employer said in a statement: "This employee is no longer with the company.”
The Post reports that as of 20 June the NYPD said they had received no complaints about what had happened and nobody had been charged.
The NYPD today (24 June) confirmed to LADbible that they had not received any complaints about the matter since then.
In a statement the New York City Department of Sanitation said: "Dumping trash onto the street and stealing public property for your own personal use are both illegal, antisocial behaviors, and not what New Yorkers do.
"On top of all that, doing both on camera is incredibly stupid."
The woman has certainly suffered for it considering she's lost her job.
According to the BBC, several New York City residents said the Knicks' NBA victory had made people in the city seem more friendly.
"I see people holding the doors open for each other, just being genuinely nice to each other. I don't think New York's been this united ever," student Daniel Nemesure said.
People in the celebrating crowds said the atmosphere felt 'special' and 'honestly felt like the end of World War II', with the 'electric' atmosphere being praised.
It's almost enough to make you want to steal a bin to commemorate the occasion.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave a speech saying: "So often, when this city comes together, it is because we are forced to by a moment of tragedy or adversity.
"What a gift it is to be brought together by pure, unfiltered joy."
Joe Harker