2026 has proven to be a big year for Andy Cohen. And we’re only a week in.
On Tuesday, January 6, the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen host hit the New York City streets to unveil a trash can named in his honor. The unique and admittedly amusing dedication was organized by the Hudson Square Business Improvement District, a privately run organization that oversees the neighborhood’s maintenance, improvements, and promotions. Andy attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the trash bin reveal and shared a few quick words about the honor.
Andy Cohen unveils the NYC trash can named after him
“This is hilarious and ironic and layered and wonderful, and I very much believe in picking up trash, so I’m proud to have my name on this trash can right here on this corner,” he said, as reported by the New York Post. “You think Stephen Colbert has a trash can named after him?”
The waste receptacle was located at Vandam and Hudson streets, not too far from the WWHL studio, aka the Clubhouse. One side of the bin featured the name “Andy Cohen’s Corner,” while the other side was emblazoned with the phrase, “Watch What Happens Live on This Corner.”
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Manhattan official declares January 6 “Andy Cohen Day”
“Andy Cohen has a very tongue-in-cheek, snarky humor, like we do here at the business improvement district,” Samara Karasyk, the president and chief executive of the Hudson Square BID, told the New York Times. “He understands the humor behind having a trash can on what we’re making Andy Cohen’s Corner… It’s a very New York thing to do. I don’t think Andy Cohen’s a trashy guy. I think he’s got a great sense of humor, from everything I’ve watched.”
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But that wasn’t the only honor Andy received that day. As part of the unveiling ceremony, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal presented Andy with a key to Hudson Square and officially declared January 6 “Andy Cohen Day.”
“I think it’s really fun and I’m really honored, actually,” Andy added. “It’s really fun.”
WWHL earns 2026 GLAAD Media Awards nomination
Andy has been hosting WWHL on Hudson Street since its inception in 2009. The late-night talk show, which is now in its 23rd season, was recently nominated for a 2026 GLAAD Media Award in the “Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode” category. The nod was for the December 1 broadcast featuring special guests Max Salvador and Victoria “V” SanJuan of Below Deck Mediterranean.
Other Bravo/Peacock nominees included Southern Charm, Next Gen NYC, and Southern Hospitality (Outstanding Reality Program), The Traitors (Outstanding Reality Competition Program), and the Las Culturistas Culture Awards (Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode).
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