Dec. 24, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC is enjoying a white Christmas Eve as the city’s sanitation crews work to keep streets clear and ice-free for all New Yorkers on Tuesday. The NYC Department of Sanitation issued a winter operations advisory as of 4 a.m. Dec. 24. New Yorkers can expect up to an…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Dean Moses Jessica Tisch officially became the 48th police commissioner in NYPD history on Monday, as Mayor Eric Adams swore in the second woman ever to hold the post during a ceremony at One Police Plaza. Tisch, previously the sanitation commissioner, arrived at police headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Nov.…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon New Yorkers will have to start containing their curbside trash on Tuesday, per NYC’s new mandatory garbage rule that aims to eliminate eyesores of black plastic bags that pile up on city streets. The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will require all properties with one to nine residential…
Sep. 20, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Council Member Sandra Ung met with representatives from the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the New York Police Department (NYPD) on Thursday, Sept. 19, to discuss the persistent issue of unlicensed vending in downtown Flushing. The meeting commenced at the busy intersection of 38th Avenue and Main Street.…
Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Southeast Queens off-duty NYC Sanitation worker was arrested on Tuesday morning and booked at the 113th Precinct in Jamaica, where he was charged with theft of city services, according to the NYPD.
Mar. 1, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
New city rules requiring all businesses across the five boroughs to put their trash in secure lidded containers took effect on Friday.
Sep. 1, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Beginning today, New York City’s food-related businesses will face fines for failing to put their trash in solid containers, rather than in simple bags on the sidewalks — marking the latest front in Mayor Eric Adams’ ongoing “War on Rats.”
Jun. 28, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
“Rats do not run our city,” famous rodent-hater Mayor Eric Adams proclaimed in City Hall Wednesday.
Mar. 13, 2023 By Christian Murray New Yorkers will soon have to put out their trash much later in the day as the city looks to address its growing rat problem. Starting April 1, residents will not be permitted to put out plastic trash bags out on the curb before 8 p.m. —the day…