Outrage as late art collector has treasured paintings and belongings dumped on the street like TRASH outside NYC apartment after she dies

• Diane Greene, 79, lived in a luxury co-op in Manhattan until her death 
• Strangers rummaged through her belongings after they were left on the curb
• Among the items were fine china, clothing and framed artwork, all headed for a landfill

A viral video purported to show the belongings of a late art collector dumped outside her luxury Manhattan co-op sparked outrage among netizens.

The clip posted by influencer Anna Sacks to TikTok shows New Yorkers milling about a hodgepodge of abandoned belongings outside The Alameda, a ritzy Upper West Side high-rise where units regularly sell for millions of dollars.

According to Sacks, the possessions are those of Diane Greene, 79, who owned a co-op in the building until her death.

The camera pans over several framed paintings, an ornate wooden table and Singer sewing machine, still in its brown leather carry case. Countless others items are heaped into black trash bags.

‘It’s a really intimate experience to go through the contents of a person’s life,’ Sacks remarks.

‘I guess the next of kin didn’t want anything and the building’s goal was to empty everything from the apartment as fast as possible so they could renovate it and then list it on the market for millions of dollars.’

The influencer recovered several items herself, mostly homeware and clothing, as well as an unopened bottle of champagne.

Later in the clip, she tries on a brown button-up shirt and a ruffled blue jacket, pouting for the camera. She pans over a red double-breasted jacket with matching skirt and a lacy floral-embroidered shirt.

Greene’s passion for the arts is reflected in several colorful paintings that were found at the curb as well as a framed etching by 19th-century French artist Xavier Le Sueur.

Among the most striking finds are a porcelain teapot and blue-and-white bone china still wrapped in plastic.

‘I went over the course of multiple days and took as much as I could rescue, but so much went to the trash,’ Sacks explains.

‘And it’s really a tragedy. She had beautiful items, beautiful taste.’

She ends the video by lighting a candle in her room ‘in memory of Diane Greene’s spirit.’

The two-minute-long clip racked up 1 million views in less than 24 hours. 

Sacks has built a brand encouraging people to recycle and divert much as possible from landfills.

The scene of the late art collector’s belongings carelessly discarded sent users flocking to the comments to share their thoughts.

‘This is HEARTBREAKING. Her taste is incredible – I can’t imagine the things that will be lost to the dump,’ one woman wrote.

‘Isn’t it awful to think everything you treasure is just tossed,’ another user remarked.

‘That blue china is gorgeous!’ another exclaimed. ‘She had impeccable taste. Such a shame that so much was wasted.’

It is unclear whether Greene had any next of kin. Typically, the ownership of a co-op will be transferred to the deceased’s heirs or beneficiaries, with an administrator taking control of the property if the owner died without a will.

Dailymail.com has reached out to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York for more information.