Public Shaming as Public Policy @WnycOrg
Public Shaming as Public Policy  @WnycOrg
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After a 15 year hiatus, the NYC Department of Sanitation has resumed putting bright green stickers on cars that don't follow alternate-side parking rules. Listeners call in to talk about other examples of public officials using shaming to change behavior, and share some ideas of their own.



Photo courtesy of NYC Department of Sanitation



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