Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of Sanitation

A file photo of composting at a former Big Reuse space in Queens. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Adams in Heap of Trouble Over Composting Cuts

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 17, 2022 | No Comments

One day after Hizzoner gutted the city's fairly small residential composing program, a Manhattan pol introduced a bill that would require the city to collect organic materials from every single residential address in town.

Curbside space turned into dining on Mott Street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hearing Day: Could Fees for Outdoor Dining Lead to Proper Pricing of City’s Curbs?

By Eve Kessler | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

The DOT envisions charging for space now given away in the Open Restaurant program. But its piecemeal approach shows the need for public space management.

Four days after the end of the weekend snowfall, many curb cuts remain uncleared. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

FOR PEDS’ SAKE: City Must Take Over Sidewalk and Curb Clearance, Pols Say

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments

A growing chorus of local electeds is demanding that rules be changed to require the city, presumably the Department of Sanitation, to remove snow from sidewalks and pedestrian curb zones, a responsibility that now belongs to property owners.

The Manhattan Bridge bike path was impassable until Monday afternoon. Photo: Michael Krantz via Twitter

Tuesday’s Headlines: This is What Pro-Car Policies Look Like Edition

By Streetsblog | Feb 1, 2022 | No Comments

On Monday, New York dug out from the weekend storm. Or, correct that: pedestrians, cyclists, bus riders and the disabled dug out from the storm and car drivers went about their merry way. Plus other news.

Streetsblog Gets Action: That Derelict Car in Harlem Has Finally Been Removed

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 18, 2022 | No Comments

Going ... going ... gone.

This was the abandoned, totaled Mercedes in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office on Jan. 9, after it had already been sitting there for two weeks. Photo: Wendy Franks

Check Out This Abandoned Car in Harlem!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 17, 2022 | No Comments

Slow news day? Why not head to Harlem and check out the burnt-out abandoned vehicle in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office?

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