An abandoned Brooklyn garbage truck with no license plates, but a load of stench, was abandoned during a New York heat wave - and the neighborhood (Flatbush, Prospect Park South) quickly had to get city hall moving to get it removed

The truck, which was parked on the intersection of Church Avenue and Marlborough Road for about a week, was tagged with signage made by locals in the neighborhood saying, “We Can’t Breathe,” citing a “disgusting” smell that lingered in the streets.

The city sanitation department is the one that tows away abandoned vehicles, and stated that the garbage truck (wasn't a city unit, it was a privately owned truck) will be dismantled and recycled and the last registered owners will be issued a $250 fine, according to the sanitation department.

And if that doesn't prove how easy it is to get away with dumping your unwanted vehicles, cheaper than paying a junkyard to deal with it, and only getting a 250 dollar fine? Clearly, that's problem owners are aware of to get rid of vehicles they can't sell, and don't want. 

https://gothamist.com/news/mysterious-and-smelly-truck-removed-after-plaguing-brooklyn-community

https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/comments/14p2w36/this_has_been_at_church_ave_and_marlborough_road/