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Meet the 'Poop Fairy' Cleaning Manhattan's Riverside Park

2/21/2026

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Olivia Bannerman, a model and software designer, has become the "Poop Fairy" on Manhattan's Upper West Side, cleaning Riverside Park after snow melts and emphasizing community responsibility.
Bannerman cleans Riverside Park twice daily, exhausting doggie-bag rolls in about 15 minutes.
She relocated from Seattle, where her family runs a llama farm.
She uses social media to call out irresponsible dog owners.

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Story summary

Olivia Bannerman, a model and software designer, has become the "Poop Fairy" on Manhattan's Upper West Side, cleaning Riverside Park after snow melts and emphasizing community responsibility.
Bannerman cleans Riverside Park twice daily, exhausting doggie-bag rolls in about 15 minutes.
She relocated from Seattle, where her family runs a llama farm.
She uses social media to call out irresponsible dog owners.