Bensonhurst
Nicky Nguyen leaves pink recycling bags on the curb. (Photo by Camila Cibils) Nicky Nguyen carried two hot-pink plastic bags out of his house in Bath Beach on a recent weekday afternoon and left them at his curb. They contained old blankets, pillowcases, kids’ clothes, and jeans. His bags were
green
Photo by Park Slope StoopThe expanded organic waste recycling program began in our area this past Monday, and will happen on your regular garbage days. You’ll now be able to leave organic materials such as food waste, food-soiled paper, and yard waste at the curb, and the Department of
batteries
Photo via the Department of Sanitation [http://www1.nyc.gov/events/nyc-safe-disposal-event---brooklyn/11851/1]This Sunday, August 9, from 10am-4pm, you can get rid of your harmful household products at an event being held by the Department of Sanitation [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/recycling-and-garbage/residents/safe-disposal-events.page] at
Department of Sanitation
Neighbors’ ongoing trash complaints [/bensonhurst-residents-bemoan-garbage-issues-at-town-hall/] may have fallen on deaf ears at the Department of Sanitation [DOS], but NY1 is paying attention. NY1 For You [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/shows/ny1-for-you.html], a segment of the 24-hour television station that focusses on quality of life problems, will be
Department of Sanitation
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/] /FlickrThe Department of Sanitation will be holding a series of SAFE Disposal Events [
alternate-side parking
Heads up, drivers – alternate side parking regulations have been suspended on Thursday, January 29; Friday, January 30; and Saturday, January 31 to allow for snow removal, city officials announced this afternoon. Alternate side parking regulations are also suspended today, Wednesday, January 28. Payment at parking meters, however, will remain in
News
Hrm. I wonder why Avenue Y’s overpass gets so messy. (Photo by John)The trash problem beneath the Brighton line subway overpasses in Midwood and Sheepshead Bay is finally going to get a little better after years of complaints from residents. Councilman Chaim Deutsch is sending $15,000 in
sanitation
While we wait for City Council to help eliminate clothing donation bins [/blog/sanitation/city-council-holds-public-hearings-on-new-bill-against-illegal-clothing-donation-bins] from being repeatedly, illegally placed on public sidewalks, our neighborhood continues to be a target for them [/?s=clothing+donation+bin], and for the mess they attract. The bin pictured above has been in front
2501 knapp st
More than 18 months after the storm, 10 twisted, tattered vessels were finally removed from a city-owned Knapp Street lot after being dumped ashore by Superstorm Sandy and abandoned by their owners. Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein’s office tipped us off to the removal operations, which took place on Tuesday. Here’
City Council
Councilman Mark Treyger is pushing new legislation that would require snow plows to have flashing lights and a make beeping noises, following the plow-related deaths of two Brooklynites this winter. The two victims were killed by plows within two weeks of each other. On February 3, an elderly man was
sanitation
Ready to sort your orange peels and coffee grinds along with your paper and plastic? According to Community Board 6 [http://brooklyncb6.org/], the Department of Sanitation’s pilot household organic waste collection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycrecycles/html/foodyard/pickup_residential.shtml?utm_source=Newsletter+2014-01&utm_
Police & Fire
Minutes ago, reader Paypaul sent us this photo and tip, saying that a bicyclist was struck by a Department of Sanitation collection truck on Gravesend Neck Road and East 12th Street. Paypaul wrote: > I was walking up Neck Road going towards the Homecrest Library when I saw the aftermath
1640 shore parkway
Quaglione speaking at the rally. (Source: johnquaglione.com)Republican City Council candidate John Quaglione is firing back at Assemblyman William Colton and Councilman Vincent Gentile, who last week condemned Quaglione for turning the Southwest Brooklyn Waste Transfer Station into a “political football.” [/colton-blasts-quaglione-for-turning-waste-transfer-controversy-into-political-football/] Quaglione told Bensonhurst Bean that the two
Borough Park
AwfulThe streets are overflowing with garbage and Councilman David Greenfield wants to explore all options to stop the tidal wave of trash. According to a press release, Greenfield pressed Sanitation Department Commissioner John Doherty for solutions at a budget hearing. When walking around certain busy streets the garbage problem becomes
CB 14
Additional garbage and recycling collection will happen in preparation for Passover. The Department of Sanitation once again approved the Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/passover-sanitation-collection-2/] plan for increased garbage removal. To highlight: * Tuesday/Friday and Wednesday/Saturday will have an extra pick up on Monday, March 25. * Monday/
sanitation
We know Christmas was only yesterday, but if you want to start planning how to get rid of that lovely Christmas tree, here are some options. Please note, you must remove all decorations from your tree before disposing of it at these events! Mulchfest Chipping Event at Prospect Park [http: