New York DUNKS on fired JPMorgan DEI executive as she's fined for trashing the city during championship parade

By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 00:24, 25 June 2026 | Updated: 00:24, 25 June 2026 New York City authorities have poked fun at a disgraced Knicks fan who was sacked by JPMorgan Chase after she was caught emptying out a blue-and-orange trashcan and making off with it. Angie Báez, 40, was let go by the banking giant after video of her dumping a blue-and-orange bin on to a Manhattan sidewalk during the team's championship winning parade last Thursday went viral. Baéz's misery was compounded on Wednesday as New York City authorities revealed that she no longer had the receptacle in her possession with a humorous social media post. 'Home sweet home,' the New York City Department of Sanitation posted on X, alongside a picture of the Knicks-themed bin. 'Welcome back. We missed you.' Vincent Gragnani, the press secretary for the New York City Sanitation Department, told the Daily Mail the trashcan had been returned Wednesday morning, though he did not share more details about how that happened. Baéz, a former DEI executive, was issued two summonses by sanitation police for her actions during the open-top bus championship celebration, Gragnani added. The first one for littering was worth $75, while the second for impeding sanitation operations went up to $100. Those fines were the maximum allowed by law for first offenses, Gragnani said. Angie Báez, 40, was sacked by JPMorgan Chase after video went viral of her emptying out and then taking a Knicks-themed trashcan at last week's championship celebration parade  The New York City Department of Sanitation said Wednesday that the trashcan had been returned to the city that same morning and that Baéz had been issued two summonses Baéz was also captured on the subway, striking a three-fingered pose while posing with the trashcan Online commenters were quick to mock Baéz after the sanitation department's post. 'Wait she lost her job and couldn't even keep the bin,' one user said. 'Tragic.' 'Put it in front of JPMORGAN Chase,' another user added. A third commenter ironically gave the former banking executive the 'lost her job for nothing award' after the sanitation department's post. Others noted the social media post's slant, writing that 'they can still troll in NYC.' Baéz left heaps of trash, including waterbottles, Red Bull cans and plastic bags, all over the concrete as stunned bystanders looked on. After leaving the parade with the bin, Baéz was captured with the receptacle again, this time in the subway. An image appeared to show her smiling and flashing three fingers at the camera, a celebration sometimes used by NBA players after scoring a three-point basket. But as it turns out, she did not get to keep the memento from the historic celebration.  Sanitation authorities had already condemned Baéz's behavior at the parade. 'Dumping trash on to the street and stealing public property for your own personal use are both illegal, antisocial behaviors, and not what New Yorkers do,' the department said in a statement. 'On top of all that, doing both on camera is incredibly stupid,' the statement continued. Báez was promoted more than a year ago to Executive Director of Community and Industry Engagement for Card and Connected Commerce at JPMorgan Chase, according to a LinkedIn profile that was no longer publicly available. On Tuesday, a Chase spokesperson told the Daily Mail: 'This employee is no longer with the company.' Prior to joining the banking giant, she had been the Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at The Infatuation, a New York-based restaurant-review website. A biography on The Infatuation's website described Baéz as a 'vibrant mosaic of Dominican heritage, Bronx roots, and a passion for storytelling, creativity, and culture. Earlier in her career, Báez held diversity and inclusion roles at Squarespace, Saks Fifth Avenue, Hudson's Bay and Saks Off 5th. The Daily Mail has reached out to Baéz for comment. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.