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NYC plans to charge residential building owners for mandatory trash cans
Mayor Eric Adams revealed on Wednesday a new plan to put trash in containers at 95% of residential properties throughout New York City.
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Bye, bye bags: New NYC proposal would require all business trash go in bins
The sanitation department is changing its rules on trash requiring all businesses in the city to put their trash in containers. Andrew Siff reports.
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Fines start for NYC businesses that fail to push trash in containers
NYC is fighting its rat infestation one step at a time by having restaurant owners but their garbage in closed bins, those who fail to will be penalized with a fine. Chris Glorioso reports.
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These are the dirtiest and cleanest ZIP codes in NYC: Study
It’s the city that never sleeps, but some neighborhoods make it look like the city that never sweeps.
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How Nasty Is Your Block? NYC Data Shows Dirtiest Streets, Sidewalks
Think the streets near you are disgusting, perhaps even the grossest in NYC? Depending on which borough you live in, you may be right.
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NYC Sanitation Tells Us Where to ‘Stick It' in Hilarious Anti-Litter Campaign
New York City’s sanitation department is starting fresh this month. A week after rolling out the city’s first new trash pickup rules in more than a half-century, the department is at it again. It launched its first major new anti-litter campaign across the five boroughs in at least 15 years on Monday — one that aligns with the recently refreshed…
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NYC Garbage Rules Change Saturday: New Time Details to Know
The times, they are a-changin’ — as far as when you can put out your trash in New York City on collection days, anyway. Starting on Saturday, residents and businesses across the five boroughs have to put their trash out a few hours later. How much later? That depends. If you put your garbage bags directly on the curb, the…
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New NYC Garbage Rules Kick in Saturday: What to Know
NYC trash policies in place for more than a half-century get a major overhaul on April 1
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NYC Trash Pickup Rules in Place Since 1969 Change This Saturday: What to Know
The times, they are a-changin’ — as far as when you can put out your trash in New York City on collection days, anyway. Mayor Eric Adams announced the new garbage plan in mid-October — so don’t say you weren’t fair-warned — which reduces the amount of time trash sits out on the street. The goal is to mitigate a…
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NYC Rat Sightings Doubled in 2022
The I-Team crunched the numbers and confirmed what has been grossing out New Yorkers for a while: Mayor Eric Adams may have declared a war on rats, but in reality the size of the rodent problem has doubled in just 12 months. Chris Glorioso reports
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‘Get Stuff Clean' Initiative Begins in NYC
Crews from the department of sanitation began tackling neglected locations of trash in NYC on Monday. Adam Kuperstein reports.