Central Brooklyn
Photo: Amanda WolinWhile we enjoy spring flowers, our elected officials are thinking about winter. Borough President Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Kathryn Garcia unveiled a new haulster today designed to salt, and clear snow and ice from smaller tertiary streets in Brooklyn Community District
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.
Nonsponsored
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThere’s a potential blizzard headed our way on Saturday and Mayor de Blasio has issued a Hazardous Travel Advisory [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/074-16/mayor-de-blasio-issues-hazardous-travel-advisory] , so grab a good book or binge-watch your favorite show on Netflix this weekend instead of heading out
brooklyn community board 11
Officials at Community Board (CB) 11 plans to meet with the borough’s sanitation committee to address the city’s bizarre snow removal patterns this winter, which they say left half of the neighborhood’s streets piled high with snow and other half overloaded with salt. “This district had a
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
shoveling
A proposed amendment to existing laws about sidewalk snow and ice removal could mean heftier penalties for those who don’t shovel, but clear walks for pedestrians. Councilmember David Greenfield [http://www.council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] is proposing that the city use municipal workers to clear
snow removal
Think we got off easy after Sunday’s light dusting of snow? Think again. A winter weather advisory, in effect from 6am to 6pm on Tuesday, is calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow [http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/11215?phenomena=WW&significance=Y&areaid=
5602 19 ave
Councilman Greenfield and Sanitation Department's Iggy TerranovaCouncilman David Greenfield will join New York City Sanitation Department Commissioner John Doherty today to present two new haulster trucks to the Brooklyn 12 Sanitation Garage at 5602 19th Avenue. The event takes place at 2:30 p.m. The new equipment,