The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is proposing a rule limiting the maximum size of containers that are set out for collection by DSNY. DSNY will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule. The public hearing will take place from 9:30 A.M. from 11:00 A.M. on March 21, 2016. The hearing will be in Room 819 at 125 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013 (DSNY Headquarters).
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued an agency preparedness snow alert for Saturday, January 14 at 2 p.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 announced that in observance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, January 16, 2017. Residents who normally receive Monday trash, organics or recycling collection should place their material out at curbside after 4 p.m. on Monday, January 16 for pickup. The Department usually collects recyclables the week following the holiday, and this is a departure from our normal holiday service.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued an agency preparedness snow alert for Saturday, January 7 at 7 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 issued an agency preparedness snow alert for Thursday, January 5 at 10 p.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.
Pursuant to section 4-32(d) of Title 16 of the Rules of the City of New York, the Department of Sanitation is publishing the following chart detailing the percentage of existing lawfully operating transfer stations in New York City by Community District as required by the Final Rules Governing The Department of Sanitation's Siting Requirements Regarding Transfer Stations that were published in the City Record on November 8, 2004 and that became effective upon publication.
Every New Year's Eve, revelers gather in Times Square, along with party hats, noisemakers, confetti, paper streamers and other pieces of New Year's joy. As the throngs of celebrants in Times Square begin to disperse after the clock strikes midnight, a small army of Sanitation employees from the New York City Department of Sanitation willsweep in to clean up the aftermath of one of New York's most festive events.