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City Strikes Deal To Reform Rogue Private Carting Industry
A maximum of three haulers will be able to pick up commercial waste in any given neighborhood zone, ending the current free-for-all with as many as 50 private carting companies racing through the streets.
October 11, 2019
City Workers Involved in More Injury-Causing Crashes: Report
The increase in crashes that caused injuries or deaths is odd, considering that overall collisions decreased slightly, from 6,304 in 2018 to 6,061 in 2019.
September 30, 2019
Mother Of Slain Brooklyn Cyclist Wants Her Son’s Tribute Sign Back
Mathieu Lefevre's last moment on earth was at the corner of Morgan and Meserole in Williamsburg. The sign memorializing the moment of his death has been removed.
September 19, 2019
UPDATE: City Finally Removes Abandoned Car That Anonymous Greenpointer Turned into Art Statement
An abandoned car is an eyesore — unless its art!
August 21, 2019
Reform of Rogue Sanitation Companies Will Save Lives — And the Planet
A new report to be issued today by the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition bolsters Brooklyn Council Member Antonio Reynoso's call to create exclusive zones where only a single trash company could operate and put an end to the current free-for-all of up to 50 private carters picking up trash in each neighborhood.
June 25, 2019
Will NYC Finally Get Garbage Out of Pedestrians’ Way?
The departments of Sanitation and Transportation say they'll do something about it. But will their formal "request for expressions of interest" from community, industry and advocacy groups actually solve the problem?
June 4, 2019
Advocates: Reform Rogue Garbage Truck Companies Now!
A coalition has a seven-point plan that goes much further than the de Blasio administration's current proposal.
March 28, 2019
Op-Ed: StreetsPAC Wants City’s Sanitation Overhaul to Go Further
The political action committee supports the city’s proposed Commercial Waste Zone plan, but wants waste-hauling zones to be reserved for a single carter.
December 12, 2018
Sanitation Says it Will Fire Worker Who Killed Pedestrian [UPDATE]
The city now says it will use an "administrative process" to fire the rogue employee.
December 4, 2018
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Sanitation Driver Who Killed Pedestrian is Back on Job Less Than Two Months After Crash
DSNY says the worker's suspension time "was up" and he had to return, albeit in a modified role.
December 4, 2018