DSNY announced that in observance of Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 9, 2023, there will be NO trash, compost or recycling collection.
Board statement on agreement in the Board’s Article 78 legal proceeding filed on August 9, 2023 in Bronx County Supreme Court against DOC and City of New York.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at DSNY's Bronx SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, to be held Saturday, September 30. Orchard Beach parking lot, 10 am - 4 pm.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at DSNY’s Queens SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, to be held Sunday, September 10. The drop-off event will be at the Cunningham Park Ball Field Parking Lot, from 10 to 4.
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Since August 1, 2023, food-related businesses have been required to use containers when setting their waste at the curb for collection – a major change to decades of status quo that fights rats and squelches odors.
DSNY has announced its trash, compost and recycling collection schedule for Monday, September 4, 2023. There WILL BE trash and compost collection on the holiday, in line with the Department’s mission to get New York City cleaner, faster.
With concerns about rent stabilized apartments sitting vacant making headlines, the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) today released its study of apartment vacancies using New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) data from 2017 through 2022.
Two new rules for businesses will keep the City clean, with the first going into effect today, August 1. Food-related businesses are now required to use containers when setting their waste at the curb for collection – a major change to our public space that will fight rats.
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Starting Monday, July 31, New York City food service establishments providing take-out and delivery service may not provide customers utensils, condiment packets, napkins, or extra plates or containers unless such items are requested.
List of independent party candidates for City elective office who did not, within ten days after the required date for filing such reports, file an annual disclosure report.
New York City prepares for future crises from extreme weather to future health emergencies, City agencies must be prepared to contain emergency spending costs.
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The New York City Independent Budget Office released a new video series( it developed to enable students, parents, and advocates to navigate New York City public school budgets.
Statement Regarding the Emergency Meeting of the Board Held on June 5, 2023
For immediate release: June 5, 2023
Five members of the Board of Correction convened an Emergency Board Meeting this afternoon
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List of regular party candidates for City elective office who did not, within ten days after the required date for filing such reports, file an annual disclosure report.
The Board of Correction ("BOC") is saddened to hear of Mr. Rubu Zhao's passing, which marks the second death in New York City Department of Correction ("DOC") custody in 2023. Mr. Zhao, 52, died on May 16, 2023, at approximately 11:51 pm at Elmhurst Hospital.
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NYC Sanitation, in collaboration with the Partnership for New York City, launched a substantial marketing campaign to shame these "garbage" New Yorkers – litterers and dog-poopetrators – once and for all. This is the first major anti-littering campaign by DSNY in at least 15 years.
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DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and community leaders will gather the day before curbside composting returns to ALL of Queens to remind residents of the World’s Borough about this simple, easy to use, universal program.
DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and community leaders gathered in Archie Spigner Park, at the intersection of Jamaica and St. Albans, Queens, to celebrate the return of curbside composting to ALL of the World’s Borough beginning tomorrow.
DSNY has announced its spring 2023 SAFE Disposal (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Events schedule. The events provide city residents an easy way to safely dispose of potentially harmful household products.
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The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Monday, February 27, 2023, beginning at 4 p.m. The alert is in effect through 9 a.m. Tuesday. A Snow Alert is the Department’s “higher-level” winter weather message, as opposed to the “lower-level” Winter Operations Advisory.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that there WILL BE collection service on Presidents Day, Monday, February 20, 2023. Residents who normally receive Monday trash, curbside composting or recycling collection should place their material at the curb between 4 p.m. and midnight
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance Lincoln’s Birthday, there will be no trash, composting or recycling collection on Monday, February 13, 2023.
Press Release: The Board of Correction is deeply saddened by the death of Marvin Pines, marking the first death in New York City Department of Correction (“DOC”) custody in 2023. Mr. Pines, 65, died on February 4, 2023, at approximately 6:18 am, following a medical emergency while in DOC custody.
The New York City Independent Budget Office is pleased to announce that Louisa Chafee has been appointed director of the agency. Chafee brings more than two decades of leadership experience in both government and the non-profit sector to IBO.
DSNY has issued a Winter Operations Advisory for the early morning commuting hours TODAY, Wednesday, February 1st. A Winter Operations Advisory is the Department’s “lower level” winter weather message, as opposed to the “higher level” Snow Alert.
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Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the promotion of two longtime public servants to senior roles in the upper echelons of leadership of the nation’s largest municipal waste agency: Javier Lojan will serve as the first deputy commissioner and Garrett O'Reilly will serve as Chief of Department.
A transcript about New York City Mayor Eric Adams calling in live to WNYC's "Morning Edition" to discuss mental health, crimes, public safety, immigration, and housing.