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It’s Official: Mayoral Candidate Adrienne Adams Decimated Outdoor Dining
The city has authorized just 600 restaurants and bars to set up curbside when roadway outdoor dining resumes April 1.
March 18, 2025
‘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.
February 24, 2025
Pizzeria Deploys School Bus to Serve Customers During Winter Curbside Dining Ban
So let's get this straight: You can eat a slice of pizza in a car ... as long as the car doesn't belong to the pizzeria?
December 11, 2024
Cycle of Rage: Here’s Why Your Dead Christmas Tree Should Be in the Road, Not on the Sidewalk
The opposite of a heartwarming holiday story? It's the story of Barbara Hutson, who suffered two broken arms after she tripped on some Christmas trees that should have been in the road.
December 9, 2024
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.
December 2, 2024
Council Seeks to Charge Property Owners For Curbside Garbage Containers
The city would install and maintain the bins — for a yearly fee.
November 20, 2024
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.
November 8, 2024
DOT’s Upper West Side ‘Smart Curbs’ Struggles to Claw Back Free Parking
One local advocate said the whole point of the pilot was to test the idea of charging for valuable curb space on a large scale. So what happened?
October 29, 2024
Adams Must Avoid Berlin Wall of Sidewalk Garbage Cans: Experts
The Adams administration's refusal to put containers in the street could clog sidewalks and thwart a promising policy initiative, according to a new report.
October 17, 2024
‘Bin City’: Advocates Sound Alarm of Sidewalks Clogged with Trash Containers
DSNY wants to roll out wheelie bins for all New York City buildings with up to nine units in November.
August 9, 2024