Department of Sanitation
OPINION: How to Fix the City’s Slow-Moving Government
Curing our government of its ills does not require a lot of money but rather executive leadership and political courage.
City Gave Garbage Routes To Companies With Bad Safety Records: Audit
Companies with the most safety violations scored big under Mayor Adams.
‘Good Trade-Off’: Rat-Hating Mayor Adams Puts Trash Cans Over Parking As Bins Come to Brooklyn
A few parking spots are worth the "sacrifice" of cleaner streets, Adams said announcing plans to bring curbside trash bins to Brooklyn.
The Big Lift: City Starts Containerized Collection with Mechanical Trucks Uptown
A new era of trash has dawned in New York City.
‘Trash Revolution’: Curbside Containers Coming to Most Apartments in Uptown Pilot
A majority of buildings in the upper Manhattan neighborhoods of Community Board 9 have opted into the Euro-style street bins.
Thursday’s Headlines: Snow and Tell Edition
The Sanitation Department is even better prepared for winter. Plus other news.
SEE IT: Driver Rams and Critically Injures DSNY Worker; No Charges
A distracted driver slammed into the back of a Department of Sanitation waste truck, severely injuring one of the agency's workers yet was not charged.
Cars Still Get in the Way of Containerized Trash Pickup
The Sanitation Department beat the rats, but its workers still have to take on parked cars.
Council Seeks to Charge Property Owners For Curbside Garbage Containers
The city would install and maintain the bins — for a yearly fee.
New City Trash Bin Rules Begin Tuesday
New Yorkers who live in buildings with nine of fewer units must put their trash out in bins on the sidewalk starting Tuesday.
