Department of Sanitation Archives – QNS.com

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AMNY

The World’s Composting Program: Adams launches universal curbside organics pickup for Queens

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Brooklyn Paper

Exhibit exploring NYC’s history of sanitation on display at Floyd Bennett Field

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Community Service

Southeast Queens leaders rally for cleaner streets and parks

By Bill Parry

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Community Service

Councilwoman Lee announces litter cleanup throughout District 23 in Queens

By Ethan Marshall

Clean Curbs

City launches new ‘Clean Curbs’ pilot program using containerized waste bins, plans to expand to Queens

By Bill Parry

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AMNY

City allocates $11 million to make streets cleaner and improve mobility

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News

Retiring DSNY commissioner gets hero’s send-off during ‘walkout’ ceremony

By Bill Parry

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New composting site opens in Ridgewood

By Julia Moro

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Astoria

Astoria gets new composting options from city department of sanitation

By Julia Moro

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Southeast Queens lawmaker allocates funding to prevent illegal dumping and cleanup hotspots

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Vallone secures $280,000 for DSNY and other cleanup services for northeast Queens

By Jenna Bagcal

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Kew Gardens Hills

Hundreds of Queens residents participate in Kew Gardens Hills e-waste recycling event

By Jenna Bagcal

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Community Service

Lawmaker joins city agencies for cleanup effort on Station Road in Flushing

By Jenna Bagcal

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Arts & Entertainment

QNS Weekender: Seven things to do in Queens

By Jenna Bagcal

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Middle Village native named acting commissioner of Department of Sanitation

By Jacob Kaye

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Corona

Moya allocates funds to cleanup neighborhoods hardest hit during COVID-19 pandemic

By Bill Parry

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Bayside

Councilman secures funding for increased trash bin pickups in NE Queens

By Carlotta Mohamed

Corona

‘This is becoming an epidemic’: LeFrak City residents mourn 10-year-old pedestrian killed in collision

By Max Parrott

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Dept. of Sanitation issues ‘snow alert’ ahead of potential winter weather coming to Queens

By Emily Davenport

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DSNY adds seven eastern Queens community boards to e-waste collection program

By Jenna Bagcal

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Astoria

Department of Sanitation set date for street cleaning regulations in western Astoria

By Max Parrott

Bayside

Bayside church fed up with the city’s neglect of damages it caused to street curbs

By Jenna Bagcal

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Astoria

Street cleaning expansion in Astoria aims to keep roads neat while also stopping long-term parking

By Max Parrott

Flushing business group warns about styrofoam container ban taking effect in New York City on Jan. 1

Business

Flushing business group hopes city’s foam ban doesn’t add to strain on small businesses

By Jacob Kaye

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