sanitation
The City Council passed a bill cracking down on illegal clothing donation bins Thursday. The law – proposed by Councilman Vincent Gentile [/blog/sanitation/city-council-makes-moves-to-get-rid-of-illegal-clothing-donation-bins] – penalizes organizations that put drop-off bins on the street with no intention of giving the collected garments to the needy. The bill allows the city to
1733 sheepshead bay rd
Polina Groman and her husband Elliot. Source: SpinGreen via Forbes.While the city is in the middle of grappling with the explosion of for-profit, often shady, clothing donation bin companies [/illegal-clothing-bins-popping-sheepshead-bay-manhattan-beach/], one Sheepshead Bay-based company is getting recognition for doing it right. SpinGreen, based at 1733 Sheepshead Bay Road, was
1114 Fulton Street
It will be sunny and warm out in the neighborhood, so be sure to find some shade and wear sunscreen this weekend. (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/]Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. After yesterday’s early rainstorms, the clouds have cleared and the
Ditmas Park
For-profit clothing donation bins [/blog/tag/clothing-bins] have been an ongoing problem in Ditmas Park and nearby neighborhoods for a while now, and it seems like we’ve gotten a new rash of them over the past several weeks. This bin on Westminster and Foster, like others before it [/blog/
Clothing Donation Bins
A couple of for-profit clothing donation bins that popped up along 4th Avenue — at the corners of Sackett and Degraw — have been flagged for removal by the Department of Sanitation. Notices to remove the bins were affixed to both on November 16, and the owners of them have 30 days
Clothing Donation Bins
Those for-profit clothing donation bins just won’t go away. We spotted one on 13th Street, between 4th and 5th Ave (right around the corner from the bin that was set on fire [/blog/crime/clothing-donation-bin-catches-fire] back in July), and neighbor Carrie Miller sent us the above photo of one
Clothing Donation Bins
The for-profit clothing donation bin that was recently placed [/blog/neighbors/clothing-donation-bin-pops-up-on-14th-street] on 14th Street at 4th Avenue seems to have been set on fire. The FDNY was unable to provide any details, but according to a neighbor, the fire occurred on Saturday morning at about 6am. He tells us
Clothing Donation Bins
So, that Viltex [http://viltexusa.com/] for-profit bin on Westminster and Foster–you know, the one that seemed to have been plopped down without any notice [/blog/green/new-sketchy-clothing-donation-bin-on-westminster], and overflowed all over the sidewalk [/blog/green/westminster-for-profit-clothing-donation-bin-causing-a-mess] last week? Signs today indicate it’s not long for the Ditmas