Sanitation Department

Nov
10
No Trash Or Recycling Collection, Nor Street Cleaning On Veterans Day

No Trash Or Recycling Collection, Nor Street Cleaning On Veterans Day

The American Flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day, a day that honors people who have served
1 min read
Oct
06
Illegal Dumping On Farragut Road In East Flatbush Is Out Of Control

Illegal Dumping On Farragut Road In East Flatbush Is Out Of Control

The Borough President at the dumping ground. (Photo via Eric Adams)EAST FLATBUSH – Farragut Road near Utica Avenue has become
4 min read
Jun
08
Opponents Of Gravesend Bay Waste Transfer Station Headed To Court Tomorrow

Opponents Of Gravesend Bay Waste Transfer Station Headed To Court Tomorrow

Photo submitted to Bensonhurst Bean by anonymous tipster.Assemblyman William Colton and opponents of the Gravesend Bay Waste Transfer Station
2 min read
Apr
01
Extra Trash & Recycling Pickups Scheduled For Passover

Extra Trash & Recycling Pickups Scheduled For Passover

Worried you won’t be able to get your Chometz, other trash and recycling out before Passover begins this Friday,
2 min read
Dec
08

City To Begin Construction On Southwest Brooklyn Waste Station “Very Soon”

Source: Flickr/jpotischConstruction on the highly controversial Gravesend Bay Waste Transfer Station near Caesar’s Bay [/colton-files-brief-challenging-gravesend-bay-garbage-station-decision/] is scheduled to
3 min read
Feb
06

Styrofoam In The Crosshairs For City’s Latest Ban

Source: BrokenSphere via WIkimedia CommonsStyrofoam is perhaps one of the most space-aged products mankind has ever invented. But, though the
1 min read
Oct
28

Overflowing Public Garbage Could Be Deadly During Hurricane

I know, I know. We harp enough about garbage problems in Sheepshead Bay. But I just took a walk down
1 min read
Mar
29

Council Overrides Mayor – Greenfield’s Bill Banning Parking Violation Stickers Becomes Law

The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman David Greenfield: New York – The New York City
2 min read
Dec
08

Sheepshead Bay Road Gets Cleaned!

Source: Department of SanitationGarbage Gazette [/tag/garbage-gazette/]: Following our report of garbage being left along Sheepshead Bay Road by Sanitation
1 min read