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.
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.
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.
Soon after the ball dropped - as throngs of celebrants were heading home - our army of Sanitation colleagues swooped in, restoring Times Square for the New Year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pursuant to section 4-32(d) of Title 16 of the Rules of the City of New York, the Department of Sanitation is required to publish a chart every January and July detailing the percentage of existing lawfully operating transfer stations in New York City by Community District.