'Poop Fairy' single-handedly cleaning up 'poogeden' covering Upper West Side
A Manhattan model has been dubbed the “Poop Fairy” for taking matters into her own hands after the recent snow melting Olivia Bannerman has been slowly carving her Upper West Side enclave out of a “poopmageddon” caused by lazy dog owners who took advantage of the weeks-long Artic freeze.
Only lovers in the building: NYC doorman set up these 2 neighbors — now married with 2 kidsTwo Upper West Siders stuck up by knife-wielding phone snatchers within hours just outside Central Park With rolls of doggie bags in hand and a positive attitude, Bannerman has been clearing sections of her beloved greenspace at least twice per day in a task she’s likened to a disturbing “Easter egg hunt.” Riverside Park is so overwhelmed with the animal waste that it takes the 28-year-old just 15 minutes to go through an entire doggie roll of doggie bags, which typically come in packs of 15.“It drives you crazy because you’re running out of bags and you’re walking home and you’re seeing dozens and dozens of piles of poop and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, I need more bags!’ But bags are expensive,” said Bannerman, a software designer who moonlights as a model. The poop problem started well before Bannerman stepped into her roll as the “Poop Fairy” — a term first coined by then-Council Member Erik Bottcher who was begging his constituents to clean up after their dog because Dog owners were obnoxiously leaving the droppings behind in an apparent attempt to hide it beneath the inches of snow dumped on the five boroughs last month, which then solidified the waste in a disgusting layer of ice.There were a whopping 643 dog waste calls made to the city’s 311 reporting system citywide between Jan. 25’s snowstorm and Tuesday — a nearly 94% increase in the 332 complaints made during the same period in 2025 and a startling 160% increase from just two weeks prior. But rather than complain, Bannerman decided to step up and be a steward of her community — a job she feels compelled to complete as a recent “transplant” to the Big Apple. “I wasn’t born here, but I am here occupying space, taking advantage of everything it has to offer. And we are a very densely populated community. Whether we admit it or not, all the actions that we take as individuals affect the rest of us,” she explained. “I just feel like this is my way of doing my part of giving back to my city. It’s not selfless. In turn, I get to walk around a slightly poop-less area. But I think that it’s just important that we remember that we’re all connected.”Several neighbors have dubbed Bannerman the “Poop Fairy” for her work, a title she has since come to accept.“It’s not a glamorous title by any means, but I think the work that I’m doing is important, so I’ll take it anyway.”A powerful nor'easter could be headed for NYC: Here's how much snow we'll get and when it'll start2.9KKayla Nicole wistfully reflects on failed Travis Kelce relationship: ‘Right person, wrong time’Then-Council Member Erik Bottcher coined the"Poop Fairy" title while encouraging neighbors to clean up after their pets.
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