This report presents findings from an analysis of primary program data collected by WE NYC, which includes self-reported data from more than 14,000 program participants and covered the period from January 2016 through June 2020.
The guide offers advice on topics such as: signing a commercial lease, navigating government, and understanding the rights of immigrant New Yorkers. The guide is part of the City’s Immigrant Business Initiative, launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014 to support immigrant entrepreneurs.
This guide to storefront improvements will help you understand the parts of a traditional storefront— the sign, awning, lighting, display window, and security devices—and make good design decisions.
This study fulfills DSNY's requirements under Local Law 40 of 2010 and builds on decades of research and analysis into the evolving composition of our waste stream.
This guide is for any school receiving DSNY collection service. The goal is to make all schools Zero Waste Schools by taking best practices from the first 100 Zero Waste Schools, started in 2016.
DSNY announced the release of its 2017 NYC Residential, School, and NYCHA Waste Characterization Study, the latest look at what New Yorkers put in their trash, recycling, and organics bins.
DSNY continues to expand curbside collection of organics to Brooklyn's Community Board 1. DSNY Chief marks the occasion by presenting his mother with an organics bin.
Starting the week of May 1, the New York City Department of Sanitation will begin the curbside collection organic material, from residents living in Brooklyn’s Community Boards 1 and 16. Additionally, the Department will soon begin organics collection from residents in Community Boards 2, 13 and 15.
DSNY continues to expand curbside collection of organics. The Brownsville Multi Service Center has opted to join the program. The Department will present a bin and welcome them. Additionally, certain residents of Brooklyn 16 are now eligible for organics collection.
Because keeping New York City clean takes a full-court press, the New York City Department of Sanitation is partnering with NYC Parks and the New York Knicks to tip off #TalkTrashNewYork, a new springtime anti-litter campaign promoting clean streets, sidewalks, beaches and parks across the City.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is announcing the launch of DSNY Info, its smart phone and tablet app that provides Sanitation service reminders, updates and special event schedules. The app also includes tips to reduce, reuse and recycle.
DSNY announced that in observance of Memorial Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, May 29, 2017. The Department previously collected recyclables the week following the holiday, but is modifying its holiday service at this time.
DSNY is expanding organics collection in the Bronx by expanding drop-off sites and curbside collection. The Department is also encouraging large apartment buildings to join the program.
360,000 residents in Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 13, and 15 are able to set their food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste at the curb for collection. Additionally, the Department is beginning to distribute brown NYC Organics bins to residents in Brooklyn Community Boards 7, 11 and 12.