NYPD and BIC Announces Crackdown on Dangerous Operations by Private Carting Trucks. Week-long initiative follows two spot inspections in Manhattan and Brooklyn, where NYPD found multiple violations on every private trash truck stopped.
Pilot program launched to provide funding for community-based organizations to jointly coordinate anti-displacement initiatives – such as code enforcement, tenant organizing and education, legal representation, affirmative litigation, and other strategies – in these neighborhoods.
Mayor de Blasio and Council Members proposed legislation to establish a three-year demonstration program to facilitate the creation and renovation of apartments in the basements and cellars of certain one- and two-family homes in Brooklyn Community District 5.
The New York City Department of Sanitation and New York City Emergency Management will host a press conference to discuss snow preparations for the upcoming storm.
City residents can dispose of potentially harmful household materials at DSNY’s Queens SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Saturday April 21.
DSNY is hosting a compost giveback event for city residents. More than 800 residents have preregistered to receive up to ten 40-pound bags of free, high-quality NYC compost made from organics.
City residents can dispose of potentially harmful household materials at DSNY’s Staten Island SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Saturday April 28.
City residents can dispose of potentially harmful household materials at DSNY’s Bronx SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Saturday May 5.