NYC Sanitation Worker Sweeps Girlfriend Off Her Feet With Proposal

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A New York City sanitation worker decided to pop the question in a unique way.

The Sanitation Department shared a photo on Twitter after Brooklyn District Superintendent Troy Tamburo proposed to his girlfriend in Marine Park.

Bklyn Nth Dist Supt Troy Tamburo 'sweeps' fiancée Ilene off her feet at surprise proposal in Marine Park, Bklyn today pic.twitter.com/WFlzdIytPi
— NYC Sanitation (@NYCSanitation) March 28, 2015

Tamburo's fiancé gave him the nickname "Broom" because he "swept her off her feet."

He used a mechanical broom to propose.