DSNY will be hosting a SAFE Disposal event in Staten Island which will provide City residents with a new method to safely dispose harmful household items.
NYC Sheriff Joe Fucito and Annette Hill, Assistant Commissioner for Land Records and the City Register testified regarding Intro 1673--Notice of the recording of certain real estate instruments.
DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro will honor recipients of the Sanitation's Gold Medal of Valor Award including the recipient who helped apprehend the suspect in the murder of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo.
DSNY and FDNY Commissioners present Gold Medal to DSNY Employee Ralph Alonso who aided the apprehension of suspect responsible for death of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo and the swearing in of numerous DSNY and FDNY employees.
Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and fellow council members announce the beginning of a new curbside e-waste collection in Northern Brooklyn. Instructs citizens of Brooklyn on how to make reservations for collection of up to 20 e-waste items
Statements made by Kathryn Garcia DSNY Commissioner and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and other city government officials praising the e-collection waste program.
Announces the welcoming of 31 DSNY sanitation workers and Officers from a three day emergency deployment in Puerto Rico where they provided aid to victims of Hurricane Maria.
Description of the three week trip of sanitation workers to Puerto Rico where they assessed damages in Puerto Rico and additional islands such as Vieques and Culebra and assisted federal agencies and others in distributing supplies to victims of Hurricane Maria
Announcement of Pumpkin smashing event where pumpkins and gourds will be smashed into compost that will revitalize soil in city parks and green spaces.