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The New York City Department of Sanitation is the largest sanitation department in the world, with 7,201 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors, 2,041 civilian workers, 2,230 general collection trucks, 275 specialized collection trucks, 450 street sweepers, 365 snowplows, 298 front end loaders, and 2,360 support vehicles.
In 2024, the sanitation department issued $1.5 million in fines for illegal dumping alone, Gothamist reported. The DSNY isn’t the only agency looking at enforcing trash rules with drones.
A Queens tow truck operator who was indicted alongside ex-Buildings Department boss Eric Ulrich this summer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2018 case involving a city contract ...
New York City is a hotbed of canning activity largely due to the city's high population density mixed with New York State's container deposit laws. [18] Canning remains a contentious issue in NYC with the canners often facing pushback from the city government, the New York City Department of Sanitation, and other recycling collection companies ...
Garbage landfilling at Edgemere by the New York City Department of Sanitation began on July 15, 1938. The landfill replaced an incinerator in nearby Arverne. [61] [62] By this time, garbage incineration was considered "obsolete". [63] The property continued to be owned by the New York City Waterfront Company. [64]
Department of Sanitation New York. A picture of overflowing garbage outside Goodnight Sonny’s — alongside the cocktail bar’s name, exact address and the date of the alleged misconduct ...
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch rolled out a new policy Wednesday requiring 95% of the city’s residential building owners put out trash for street pick-up ...
Kathryn A. Garcia (née McIver; born March 3, 1970) is an American public official serving as Director of State Operations for the state of New York.She served as commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department from 2014 to 2020 [1] and was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary, losing by 0.8 percentage points to Eric Adams.