The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued an agency preparedness snow alert for Saturday, December 17 at 12:01 a.m. A snow alert indicates the potential for winter weather, and allows DSNY to begin to prepare for a possible response by loading salt spreaders, attaching plows (if necessary), preparing tire chains and notifying other city agencies and supplementary personnel as needed.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has published its 2016 Annual Report online. The report highlights the Department's achievements during the year, including expansion of the NYC Organics program, the launch of donateNYC and creation of the e-waste pilot collection program on Staten Island. The report also looks back at Winter Storm Jonas, including the challenges the Department faced and the lessons learned.
The report highlights the Department's achievements during the year, including expansion of the NYC Organics program, the launch of donateNYC and creation of the e-waste pilot collection program on Staten Island. The report also looks back at Winter Storm Jonas, including the challenges the Department faced and the lessons learned.
NYC CityStore will host a meet-and-greet and signing event featuring models from the New York City Department of Sanitation's New York Strongest 2017 calendar.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued an agency preparedness snow alert for Sunday, December 11 at 3 p.m. A snow alert is not a weather forecast, but indicates the potential of a snow event. Calling a snow alert allows DSNY to begin to prepare for a possible response by loading salt spreaders, attaching plows (if necessary), preparing tire chains and notifying other city agencies and supplementary personnel as needed.
In preparation for the snow season, the New York City Department of Sanitation will be conducting our annual snow drill. During the drill, residents may see snow fighting equipment in the street. Begins December 6 at 4 p.m. Ends December 7 at 4 p.m.
Give unwanted plastic toys a second chance to make a child happy by donating them this holiday season! Through our donateNYC program, partner group Second Chance Toys accepts gently used plastic toys, cleans them, and provides them to community organizations to give to children in need.