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An unlikely top seller has emerged in a new line of official New York City apparel, not from the fire and police departments that have hogged the spotlight for so long, but rather the agency that moves mountains of trash every day.
A fashionably grungy brown cap with the Department of Sanitation's light blue logo is the must-have item ever since the city launched the products last year. The collection, which is being spotted on celebrities, is part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's goal to profit from the city's official landmarks and logos.
``I'd wear that,'' said Tam Smail, a 33-year-old tourist from Edinburgh, Scotland, who tried on the cap while browsing for souvenirs at a Times Square shop. ``It's a very popular look right now. You see it everywhere.''
A fashionably grungy brown cap with the Department of Sanitation's light blue logo is the must-have item ever since the city launched the products last year. The collection, which is being spotted on celebrities, is part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's goal to profit from the city's official landmarks and logos.
``I'd wear that,'' said Tam Smail, a 33-year-old tourist from Edinburgh, Scotland, who tried on the cap while browsing for souvenirs at a Times Square shop. ``It's a very popular look right now. You see it everywhere.''
