Announcements
Got a new mattress and the old one has to go? Nobody wants your donation [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/donate/index.shtml] of a vintage sideboard? Now all you need to do is call 311 or go online at nyc.gov/bulk [http://nyc.gov/bulk] and request to
Bensonhurst
Source: Flickr/jpotischCouncilman David G. Greenfield, Community Boards 12 and 14, and the Sanitation Department have collaborated to create a more robust garbage collection schedule in anticipation of the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins Friday, April 22 [/avoid-40-years-desert-brooklyn-seder-guide/#.VxesrpMrLiw]. The modified garbage collection will include the following measures:
Announcements
SAFE disposal event administered by the NYC Department of Sanitation. (Photo: Veolia North America)Spring is here! That means Spring Cleaning, which entails all of us trying to dispose of a wide assortment of items that should not go into our trash cans. If you are trying to safely get
Bensonhurst
When we heard Mayor Bill de Blasio was headed to Bay Ridge for a town hall Tuesday evening, his first appearance in southern Brooklyn since taking office in 2013, we were hoping to get some answers. For nearly two hours, the mayor and a panel of experts took dozens of
Central Brooklyn
Slushed out in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Sarah Crean)In the wake of Saturday’s historic blizzard, pedestrians in the greater Flatbush area are suffering through what critics say is a real gap in city snow clearing policy: it’s unclear who is responsible for shoveling out snow-clogged corners and intersections.
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCalling all able-bodied men and women: As the cleanup from this weekend’s blizzard continues, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia put out a call today for additional emergency snow laborers to remove snow and ice from bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants, step streets,
clothing recycling
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanHere’s the deal with that packet of pink bags from the Department of Sanitation. Each year, New Yorkers throw away more than 200,000 tons of clothing and textiles. To make it easier to reuse or recycle unwanted clothing, DSNY is testing out a curbside clothing
DSNY
Now that we’re back to the daily grind following the holidays, it’s also time to consider how to grind up that Christmas tree. The city offers a couple of options that will take your tree and turn it into mulch, which will provide cover for trees around the
DSNY
The next Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association meeting will be held Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. inside the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park, Fillmore Avenue at Marine Parkway. The meeting’s focus will be on the search for a long-time solution to persistent sanitation concerns in the
dog poop
UPDATE 2/26: Our local DSNY district heard your suggestions, but unfortunately it looks like most of them are not eligible locations for receptacles. Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] let us know that they’ll be happy to help with your ideas, and will be a better resource
DSNY
June 30 marked the end of NYC’s fiscal year 2013, and with it came an incredible drop in tickets given to residents and business owners dumping their trash in city garbage cans, says the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tickets-home-garbage-put-city-trash-cans-article-1.1436635] . In FY 2012, 4,185 tickets
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Source: Andre R. Aragon / FEMA.govThe Department of Sanitation (DSNY) stopped hauling away large debris and garbage [/dsny-storm-debris-pickup-in-areas-hit-hardest-by-sandy-ends-318/] resulting from Superstorm Sandy on March 18, roughly five months after the storm paralyzed the East Coast. Despite the extra months of work, valiant Sanitation workers put in by trucking away huge