This brochure provides a brief summary of our 2016 Strategic Plan, our blueprint for becoming a more proactive, nimble and cohesive agency—helping our Department respond to New Yorkers’ needs today while building the agency they will need in the future.
FAQ's, Keeping your building clean, How to educate residents, Why participate in organics collection?, What goes in the brown bin?, How to set up your brown bin, How to set our your organics
Set our your leaves after 4pm on the dates below and DSNY will start collecting them the next day. Put your leaves in paper lawn & leaf bags or open, unlined containers.
Learn about composting, Drop off your food scraps to be composted locally, Get technical assistance for your community compost site, Volunteer at a compost site or urban farm
Starting October 1, 2018, Brooklyn South residents can make an appointment to have their electronic waste picked up by the NYC Department of Sanitation. To schedule a pick-up visit nyc.gov/electronics.
Starting October 1, 2018, Queens West residents can make an appointment to have their electronic waste picked up by the NYC Department of Sanitation. To schedule a pick-up visit nyc.gov/electronics.
Beginning January 1, 2019, certain expanded polystyrene (EPS) items will be banned from possession, sale or use in NYC. Following the warning period, Notices of Violation will be issued and civil action may be taken. For more information, contact 311 or visit nyc.gov/foamban.
A partir del 1 de enero de 2019, estará prohibido tener, vender o usar ciertos artículos de poliestireno expandido (EPS).Después del periodo de advertencia, se emitirán Notificaciones de Violación y puede que se tome acción legal.
Beginning January 1, 2019, certain expanded polystyrene (EPS) items will be banned from possession, sale, or use in NYC. Following the warning period, Notices of Violation will be issued and civil action may be taken. For more information, contact 311 or nyc.gov/foamban.
DSNY is turning food scraps, food-soiled paper and plant trimmings into clean energy and compost to build healthy soil. Plus, putting organics into a brown bin-instead of a garbage bag-helps keep rodents and pests away.
Flyers informing residents of Manhattan 9 that their district is part of a waste containerization pilot. This flyer details Step 2: how to use the bins to dispose of trash. (Step 1 was an increase in collection services)
Flyers informing residents of Manhattan 9 that their district is part of a waste containerization pilot program. This flyer details Step 1: trash collection increasing from three days a week to six days a week.
Mailers informing NYC residents in Queens and Brooklyn that bulk refuse items should be placed curbside on trash-only collection days (not recycling days).
As of Sept 5, 2023, chain businesses that place trash out for collection must use lidded containers. Lock up the trash to keep rats away. This applies to any business with five or more NYC locations, regardless of what is sold. This follows earlier regulations for food-related businesses.
Sticky signs that inform residents why items that were set out for collection were not collected by DSNY, with checkmarks to indicate the reason: bulk items, hazardous waste, CFCs, broken glass/sharp objects, or unsealed mattresses.
This pocket zine was created by the Public Design Commission for “WE Walk: Streets for Connection,” an annual PARK(ing) Day event held on September 17th, 2020 on West End Avenue and 90th Street in Manhattan. The event was hosted by New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
COVID-19 has been a challenging time for owners as well as tenants. Here, we summarize resources to help you access rent payments, loans, foreclosure protections, and individualized assistance.
A brochure that explains how to register a MyNYCERS account for full access to all online services, including the ability to see an estimate of your retirement benefit, manage your beneficiaries, apply for and pay off a loan online, and change your address.
A brochure that explains the benefit of collecting a pension when you retire, as well as the benefit NYCERS membership provides regarding disability protection, survivor benefits, the ability to borrow against your contributions, and more.
A fact sheet that provides instructions for transferring funds from an eligible Deferred Compensation Plan or Individual Retirement Account to pay for previous service or membership reinstatement.
A retirement planning resource that contains a handy checklist to help you complete five key documents you need by age 55, but no later than retirement
A fact sheet that provides a list of the top 10 reasons to join NYCERS and become a part of the largest municipal public employee retirement system in the United States.
A fact sheet that contains questions and answers (Q&A) about the WTC Disability Law. This fact sheet may be relevant to NYCERS’ members/vested members/retirees (retired after 9/11/01) who Participated in WTC Rescue, Recovery or Clean-up Operations during a Qualifying Period.
A brochure that outlines the benefits of the 55/25 Retirement Plan for Tier 4 members. Eligible Tier 4 members had the option to participate in this plan by filing an election form with NYCERS within 90 days from June 28, 1995.
This brochure describes the earnings limitations that service and disability retirees may be subject to if they decide to return to public service within New York City or New York State.
A brochure that describes the obligations and benefits of the 63/10 Retirement Plan for Tier 6 members. The 63/10 Retirement Plan is also referred to as the Tier 6 Basic Plan.
A fact sheet that provides information for Chapter 96 members employed in a physically taxing title. It also includes the Official List of Physically Taxing Positions.
This fact sheet describes the eligibility, filing, and documentation requirements which must be met in order to qualify for the COVID-19 Related Accidental Death Benefit.
A brochure that outlines the benefits of the 57/5 Retirement Plan for Tier 4 members. Eligible Tier 4 Members had the option to participate in this plan by filing an election form with NYCERS within 90 days from June 28, 1995.
A brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the 62/5 Retirement Plan for Tier 4 members. The 62/5 Retirement Plan is also referred to as the Basic Tier 4 Plan.
A fact sheet that provides a list of alternative documentation that NYCERS will accept as evidence of birthdate, in substitution of a legible, English-language birth certificate.
This fact sheet contains the monthly pension payment schedule for calendar year 2022, as well as pertinent information on both EFT and paper pension checks.
This fact sheet provides answers to the most frequently asked questions by retirees regarding Personal Service Income (earnings from the public or private sector).
A fact sheet that provides an explanation of what documents NYCERS will accept from members, retirees, or beneficiaries as proof of their name (not proof of date of birth) or change of name.
This fact sheet details the step-by-step process city employees must follow on the road to retirement with NYCERS. These steps span the course of several months.
A brochure that provides information about loan eligibility, borrowing capacity, and filing and processing a loan application for members in Tier 3, Tier 4, and Tier 6 Basic and Special Plans.
This fact sheet describes the consequences of a Non-Performing Loan and explains how you can avoid these consequences in the event you are no longer on City payroll.