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Department of Sanitation

Dec
15
Snow Advisory For Tomorrow: No Outdoor Dining, ASP Suspended & All Remote Learning

Snow Advisory For Tomorrow: No Outdoor Dining, ASP Suspended & All Remote Learning

Snow squall on Cortelyou, December 18, 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBROOKLYN – Get ready for lots of snow! New York City is
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Oct
19
Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags To Be Enforced Starting Today

Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags To Be Enforced Starting Today

Photo by Christopher Vega [https://unsplash.com/@vegaguy?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Sep
16
New Efforts To Keep Garbage Off The Streets

New Efforts To Keep Garbage Off The Streets

A litter basket in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Garbage has been top of mind for quite a
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Jan
17
Two Inches of Snow to Hit New York City Tomorrow

Two Inches of Snow to Hit New York City Tomorrow

New York City — the Department of Sanitation has declared a snow alert for New York City, [https://www1.nyc.gov/
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Dec
02
Winter Weather Advisory: New York May Get 5-8 Inches of Snow Tonight

Winter Weather Advisory: New York May Get 5-8 Inches of Snow Tonight

Winter’s here: Just days after pleasant holiday dinners, New York gets hit with challenging weather. The mayor and other
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Nov
19
Well, Sh*t: These Brooklyn Neighborhoods Complain Most About Dog Poop

Well, Sh*t: These Brooklyn Neighborhoods Complain Most About Dog Poop

This isn’t a new issue [/what-to-do-about-dog-owners-who-dont-pick-up-poop-bensonhurst/] for our readers: from Park Slope to Bensonhurst, neighbors continue to obsess over
2 min read
Aug
29
Homeless in Brooklyn

Homeless in Brooklyn

Gary. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The Kensington Plaza is a small, triangular space created by Church Avenue and Beverly
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Aug
27
DHS To Clean Up Kensington Plaza Tomorrow

DHS To Clean Up Kensington Plaza Tomorrow

Kensington Plaza in 2016 after the beautification effort. (Photo: Michael M Kadish with permission)KENSINGTON – Neighbors’ complaints of trash at
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Feb
16
Winter Storm Watch This Weekend, A Possible 4-6 Inches of Snow

Winter Storm Watch This Weekend, A Possible 4-6 Inches of Snow

Photo: Nathan HaselbyGet your snow boots and shovels ready because we may quite possibly get hit with 4 to 6
2 min read
Sep
12
“Little Pakistan” Clean-Up Day This Sunday

“Little Pakistan” Clean-Up Day This Sunday

There will be a neighborhood-led clean-up in “Little Pakistan” (Coney Island and Foster Avenues) this Sunday, September 17, from 5
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