First center of its kind in New York City will provide police officers with an alternative to avoidable emergency room visits or criminal justice interventions for people with mental health or substance use needs.
Three new Jobs-Plus sites to open and 7 existing sites expanding, serving 17 additional NYCHA developments with critical employment services and mental health support through ThriveNYC.
ThriveNYC initiative, spearheaded by First Lady Chirlane McCray, begins next phase of the program to ensure long-term sustainability across City agencies; Susan Herman named as Senior Advisor to the Mayor and head of Office of ThriveNYC
City adopts recommendations from the NYC Crisis Prevention and Response Task Force and announces new strategies to ensure those with serious needs stay connected to treatment
Recommendations set forth by the Health Department and NYPD will provide new ways for City agencies to reach the narrow population of New Yorkers with untreated mental illness who may pose a danger to themselves or others.
For the first time in the city’s history, mental health and medical experts will be the default response to 911 mental health calls in two high-need communities.
Through the NYCx Co-Labs program, the City will accept proposals for two competitions that call for innovative technology solutions that can address tenant housing discrimination and mental health access for Latinx youth in the Inwood and Washington Heights neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan.
Mission: VetCheck is uniting the veteran community through check-in calls to provide connection during this isolating and challenging time and referrals to the essential services veterans may need.
Pursuant to Local Law 147 of 2018 pausing the issuance of new For-Hire Vehicle licenses for one year, the TLC conducts its biannual review on whether new FHV licenses would be issued in the next six months.
MEDIA ADVISORY - Photo Op. Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams unveil new haulster to clear snow from smaller streets in Brooklyn Community Board 14
DSNY will cut the ribbon on a new large-scale compost bagging machine, a Hamer Fischbein 2090. This machine – a centerpiece of the Department’s wholesale compost operation – will be capable of bagging and wrapping up to 600 pallets per week, for a total of 1.9 million 40-lb. compost bags annually.
Department of Sanitation Announces Leaf Collection Schedule & Leaf Bag Giveaways. The collected leaves will be turned into compost and added to soil to nourish street trees, soil and parks.
Did you know that Santa is not the last one on the Thanksgiving Day parade route? It is actually one of the 157 Sanitation employees responsible for cleaning and collecting the tons of debris left behind by the millions of spectators lining the street.
Looking for that perfect and unique gift this holiday season? Consider one of the City’s many second hand stores! To help with the quest for the perfect gift, the New York City Department of Sanitation, along with donateNYC, have released their Holiday Gift Guide featuring second-hand items!
NYC Sanitation Welcomes More than 100 New Sanitation Workers and Five New Superintendents at Graduation and Promotion Ceremony: 2 Sanitation Workers to Receive Badges Worn by Their Family Members
WHO:- More than 100 Sanitation Workers from the October 2018 class; 5 newly promoted Superintendents
DSNY, Van Alen Institute, and the Industrial Designers Society of America / American Institute of Architects New York have announced the three finalists in their BetterBin competition. The competition offered designers an opportunity to reimagine New York City’s iconic green wire litter basket.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Dept. of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency’s written snow plan. All relevant city agencies have been notified of the snow alert.
The New York City Department of Sanitation will begin its annual curbside collection of
Christmas trees on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Collection runs through Saturday, January 12,
weather permitting.
Every New Year’s Eve, revelers gather in Times Square to ring in the upcoming year. Party hats, noisemakers, confetti, paper streamers and other pieces of New Year’s joy help make a festive night, though all the material left behind must be cleaned by daybreak.
DSNY announced that in observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there will be no trash, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, January 21, 2019.
DSNY Issues 'Snow Alert' for Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1 p.m. In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
DSNY Issues 'Snow Alert' for Tuesday, January 29, at 7 p.m. In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
In observance of Presidents' Day, the New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there will not be garbage, organics nor recycling collection, or street cleaning, on Monday, February 18, 2019.
DSNY announced that starting tomorrow, the Department will begin enforcement of a city law requiring some larger restaurants, chain restaurants and grocery stores to separate their food waste from their trash, and ensure it's beneficially reused, not sent to a landfill.
DSNY's DonateNYC program will host ReFashion Week NYC, the first-of-its-kind event celebrating sustainability and reuse in fashion. The week-long celebration will include events across the city, such as a pop-up market, clothing swaps, a mending and upcycling workshop, and a ReFashion show.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocols in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with the NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocols in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
DSNY has announced the launch of the "food" donation section of the donateNYC website. The new website tool matches businesses with extra food, to groups who feed hungry New Yorkers, with an eye towards hyper-local donations.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no garbage, recycling, organics collection or street cleaning in observance of Veterans Day, Monday, November 12, 2018.
Commercial Waste Zones will create Safe and Efficient Collection System, Provide High-Quality, Low-Cost Service and Advance the City's Zero Waste Goals
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, there would be no garbage, organics nor recycling collections, or street cleaning, on Thursday, November 22, 2018.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is launching its 2019 Sanitation Calendar with a meet-and-greet and autographing event at the NYC City Store.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, organics or recycling nor organics collection on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 2018.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, organics or recycling nor organics collection on New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
Starting January 1, 2019, NYC stores and food-service businesses can no longer offer, sell or possess single-use foam food containers such as foam takeout clamshells, cups, plates, bowls and trays. Additionally, manufacturers and stores may no longer sell or offer for sale loose fill packaging.
DSNY has issued a Snow Alert for Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 7 p.m. In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
Media availability with Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Esposito, who will provide a briefing on preparations for tonight's winter storm. A short Q&A will follow.
In observance of the Lincoln's Birthday holiday, the New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there will not be garbage, organics nor recycling collection on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
Commissioner Kathryn Garcia is reminding New Yorkers to never place harmful products with regular garbage collection after a small oxygen tank caused a small explosion in the hopper of a collection truck on Friday morning in Manhattan's Upper West Side. Two Sanitation Workers were injured.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
Commercial Waste Zones will Create Safe and Efficient Collection System, Provide High-Quality, Low-Cost Service and Advance the City's Zero Waste Goals
In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with NYC Emergency Management and Department of Transportation on snow clearing protocols in accordance with each agency's written snow plan.
DSNY has announced "Trucks of Art", an opportunity for artists to put their artwork, focused on sustainability or our workforce, on one of our collection trucks.
Media availability with Sanitation Acting Commissioner Steven Costas and Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Esposito, who will provide a briefing on preparations for Sunday's storm. A short Q&A will follow.
DSNY has announced the first five SAFE Disposal (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) events of 2019. The events provide city residents an easy way to safely dispose of potentially harmful household products.
DSNY unveils a memorial sculpture, known as Forever Strongest, honoring its members who lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. DSNY – whose employees are known as New York’s Strongest for their work ensuring a clean, safe, and healthy city – has suffered nine confirmed COVID19 fatalities.
DSNY announced that in observance of Memorial Day, there will be no trash or recycling collection, nor street cleaning, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Additionally, all Sanitation Department administrative offices will be closed on Monday, May 31 in observance of the holiday.
DSNY unveiled its permanent memorial sculpture, known as Forever Strongest, honoring members who lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. DSNY – whose employees are known as New York’s Strongest for their work ensuring a clean, safe, and healthy city – has suffered 9 confirmed COVID fatalities.
DSNY is accepting applications for its summer internship program. Additionally, with DCLA, DSNY seeks an artist to join the Public Artists in Residence (PAIR) program.
New green equipment sweeps blocks in North Brooklyn on first day out of the garage. As part of this unveiling, the electric sweeper completed a route around the BKN4 garage. Photos and video are available upon request.
DSNY is Back at the NY International Auto Show! See our Electric Sweeper, Sit in a Child-Sized Collection Truck, and Take a Google Virtual Reality Trip to DSNY Facilities and the "Treasures in the Trash" Collection
NYC Sanitation Names Assistant Commissioner for Policy and External Affairs: Position Focused on Community Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs to Help Agency Become Even more Responsive to New Yorker's Needs
DSNY celebrated International Compost Awareness Week and the launch of DSNY's Make Compost, Not Trash campaign today at Queens County Farm with compost bag giveaways and educating residents about the environmental benefits of composting.
DSNY announced that in observance of Memorial Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, May 27, 2019.
DSNY is reminding residents that the Manhattan Spring SAFE Disposal (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) event will be held on Sunday, June 2, 2019. The event gives residents an easy way to dispose of potentially harmful household items.
The NYC Department of Sanitation is hosting a graduation ceremony to give the oath of office, and officially welcome the 113 Sanitation Workers who are part of the April 2019 class.
The New York Department of Sanitation, along with its Better Bin Competition collaborators, will unveil new prototype litter baskets. The Better Bin Competition offered designers an opportunity to reimagine New York City's iconic green wire mesh litter basket.
DSNY announced that in observance of Independence Day, there will be no trash, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Thursday, July 4, 2019.
DSNY's donateNYC program will host NYCxReuse -- New York City's first summit and expo dedicated to the positive impacts of materials reuse for businesses, nonprofits and residents, and our City's circular economy.
DSNY has published its 2019 Strategic Plan Update, three years after the release of the Department's first-ever strategic plan. The plan provides status of projects, initiatives and future goals.
DSNY debuts its Trucks of Art, an art exhibit using collection trucks as canvas! Artists from across the city beautified five trucks to encourage sustainability and honor the men and women who make up New York's Strongest.
DSNY premiered Trucks of Art, a unique art exhibit that challenge artists to beautify five new, state-of-the-art collection vehicles with hand-painted designs. Debuted in Times Square, the trucks' art work encourages New Yorkers to think sustainably and honor New York's Strongest.
DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia today announced the promotion of three new Three-Star Chiefs, as well the new head of its Operations Management Division.
DSNY brings the Trucks of Art, an art exhibit using collection trucks as canvas, to the Bronx! Artists from across the city beautified five trucks to encourage sustainability and honor the men and women who make up New York's Strongest.
DSNY announced that in observance of Labor Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, September 2, 2019.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced the file fall SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal events. The events provide residents with an opportunity to safely dispose potential harmful household products.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is reminding residents that the Staten Island fall SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event will be held Saturday, September 28 at the Midland Beach Parking Lot.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that registration is now open for those interested in working as Emergency Snow Laborers for the upcoming winter season.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is reminding residents that the Manhattan fall SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event will be held Sunday, September 22 in Union Square.
New York City residents and visitors may notice a strange September sight -- snow plows and salt spreaders on the city streets! The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that snow training will begin Sunday, September 22 and last 10 consecutive Sundays.