Department of Sanitation

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 expected to get up to a foot of snow tomorrow, Wednesday, December 16, and is supposed to last until Thursday. Outdoor dining on city streets will be suspended at 2

Announcements

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 Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/plastic-bag?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] New York State began to enforce the ban on plastic bags today after many delays, including

Announcements

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 few neighborhoods, especially those in less well-heeled areas, but also worrying some CEOs who penned an open letter to the Mayor last week [https://gothamist.com/news/tired-feeling-powerless-ceos-pen-letter-de-blasio-about-quality-life-issues] . Either way,

News

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/assets/dsny/site/resources/press-releases/dsny-issues-snow-alert-for-saturday-january-18-2020-at-7-a-m] beginning tomorrow at 7 a.m. and remaining in effect until Sunday at 1 a.m. The National Weather Service of New York sent

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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 city representatives held a weather preparedness press conference today to address any snow-related questions and ensure New Yorkers of the city’s weather emergency plans. According to the National Weather

Animals

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 what to do with abandoned dog poop. Dog waste left on the street is, well, disgusting, but also dangerous, as it can make its way into our water supply if

Announcements

Homeless in Brooklyn

Gary. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The Kensington Plaza is a small, triangular space created by Church Avenue and Beverly Road meeting at an odd angle. A stretch of concrete sidewalk was turned into a Plaza in 2012 to serve as a green space for neighbors to hang out and

Central Brooklyn

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 the Kensington plaza (just off Church and McDonald) have finally been heard and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) will be conducting a clean-up in the plaza tomorrow, August 28.

Announcements

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 inches of snow this weekend, ending the spring-like days! A winter storm watch is in effect from Saturday at 6 pm to Sunday morning. Temperatures are not expected to go

Announcements

“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 to 8pm. It is organized by the Pakistani American Youth Organization [https://www.facebook.com/payousaa/] (PAYO) in partnership with the Department of Sanitation in an effort to keep the

Central Brooklyn

Expanded Organics Collection Has Arrived At Last!

Photo provided by NYC Department of SanitationSome people have brownstone envy. I have brown-bin envy. I often find myself strolling along some Brooklyn street that is just peppered with those increasingly familiar DSNY [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/index.page] brown bins. And, as much as I love the

Bay Ridge

200 Volunteers Clean Up Trash-Ridden Bensonhurst Streets

Photo via Assemblyman William Colton’s office.On Saturday, more than 200 young volunteers worked to clean up Bensonhurst. The clean-up event on Saturday, June 17, was a part of the bigger “Speak-Up & Clean-Up [/colton-and-treyger-kick-off-first-speak-up-clean-up-campaign-of-2015-bensonhurst/] ” campaign (launched in 2011) organized by Assemblyman William Colton, District Leaders Nancy Tong and Charles

Central Brooklyn

Additional Sanitation Pickups For Passover

Just a quick reminder to everyone cleaning and getting their homes ready for Passover: NYC Sanitation department has added the following special pickups in Brooklyn: CB12: Kensington, Midwood, and Boro Park The Sanitation Department is asking everyone who has bulk items to start placing them out for collection as early

Central Brooklyn

Zero Waste Fall Leaf Collection Begins This Weekend

(Photo via annanovv [https://www.instagram.com/p/vULKyEsLH4/?modal=true] / Instagram)This weekend, the NYC Department of Sanitation [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSNY-2016-Leaf-Collection.pdf] is collecting your fallen leaves for composting, which they will use to support street trees and parks. Composting is part of

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Can The East 16th Street Zombie Lot Rise From The Dead?

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The hulking, rusting trash heap growing in the vacant lot at 210 East 16th Street, behind the Beverley Road Q station, has taken on a life of its own. But this is far from news — as many neighbors know, the forgotten, amorphous lot has been

Central Brooklyn

Can The East 16th Street Zombie Lot Rise From The Dead?

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The hulking, rusting trash heap growing in the vacant lot at 210 East 16th Street, behind the Beverley Road Q station, has taken on a life of its own. But this is far from news — as many neighbors know, the forgotten, amorphous lot has been

Bensonhurst

Metal Flies Off Roof Of Half-Finished Southwest Brooklyn Waste Transfer Station [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRfcU9kTkNI&feature=youtu.be The fierce winds earlier this week caused a six-foot long piece of metal to blow off the roof of the nearly-completed Southwest Brooklyn Waste Transfer Station [/?s=waste+transfer+station#.V5uOF5MrJ8c], landing on the adjacent marina property, nearly hitting two

Bensonhurst

Shuttered Ulmer Park Library Becomes Neighborhood Eyesore [Updated]

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanUlmer Park Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/ulmer-park] (2602 Bath Avenue), which has been shuttered for a year and half and was supposed to reopen this summer, is still closed and the site is gradually becoming a serious eyesore — collecting trash, discarded belongings and most recently,

Bensonhurst

Free Electronic Waste Pick-Up For Seniors & People With Disabilities

Source: zzkt [https://www.flickr.com/photos/zzkt/11532160146/in/photolist-fEPDT2-3fbbsB-5Vx69y-5WLPtP-iz4krm-6wpU1e-U9Gxd-AoJzc-7fE3mF-ev4KHK-4HiR6y-bmic-7P3yk5-yBPw1-afBv8-4L5zFM-6FZE39-4CMtzz-4ehatE-6SZi9q-6oi69M-2ydJu4-4nPd6-5sMd7W-7TySZ6-7aUzYk-BPSwJ-6qW9cC-oLHUh-2zHwH-37ENAb-46Rb1P-fEPCcg-2TKB86-2TQ1x1-6GDATm-6GDAKC-3Hm2Mu-7LM2k7-6y1yJh-tZXXc-i3fufh-49wuWm-5Umr5U-4bp9FT-iYxpt4-iz4gcE-4UdXi5-aw2eP-a1FBkm/] /FlickrNot sure what to do with that broken air conditioner? Councilman Mark Treyger

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City Council Passes Bill To Protect Sandy Victims From Sanitation & DOB Fines

A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Council unanimously passed a package of bills sponsored by City Councilmembers Mark Treyger and Alan Maisel yesterday, protecting homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy from fines levied against them by the Department of Buildings (DOB) or the Department of Sanitation (DSNY)

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Sanitation Workers Who Wished Donald Trump Would Help Them Fight A Driver Are Back On The Job

Image via New York Daily News [http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/donald-trump-loving-nyc-sanitation-workers-fight-driver-article-1.2568005] .The two Sanitation Department workers who were caught on video blocking traffic and then threatening a complaining driver with deportation and Donald Trump [/blog/2016/03/18/city-sanitation-workers-face-scrutiny-trash-talk-deportation-threats-clinton-hill/] are back on the job after a five-day suspension.

Central Brooklyn

Diary Of Neglect: One Corner On Church Avenue

Photo taken by reader in late February of what appears to be illegal trash dumping at the corner of Buckingham Road (East 16th Street) and Church Avenue. UPDATE: Department of Sanitation spokeswoman Kathy Dawkins told us this morning that “the condition” at the northwest corner of Buckingham Road and Church

Central Brooklyn

Sanitation Worker Arrested For Harassing Former Girlfriend In 70th Precinct

Photo: Google MapsA sanitation worker was arrested this morning in our area for violating an order of protection obtained by his former girlfriend, police said. James Jones, a 48-year-old New York City Department of Sanitation employee, was arrested about 9:30 this morning in the 70th Precinct, and was charged

Bensonhurst

Sanitation Worker Arrested For Chucking Trash At Jesus In Borough Park

St. Francis de Chantel Church, 1273 58th Street (Photo: Google Maps)A crazed sanitation worker was arrested Wednesday after he was seen chucking trash at a cross bearing the image of Jesus in Borough Park. Cops say Roman Protas, 38, was driving a street sweeper and wearing his sanitation uniform

Central Brooklyn

Church Avenue Targeted In Mayor’s New Clean Streets Campaign

Litter on Church Avenue. (Photo: Sarah Crean)If you live or work along Church Avenue, it’s hard not to notice the litter that scars sections of it. City officials say that they plan to tackle the issue more aggressively. Last week, Mayor de Blasio announced that Church Avenue will