Mayor de Blasio appeared live on the Brian Lehrer show for the last time of 2018 to look back at how his administration performed during the year, and to take calls from listeners.
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.
Mayor de Blasio issued a statement regarding the government shutdown taking place, with the Mayor blaming the President's insistence on the border wall.