Department of Sanitation Archives – Page 2 of 6 – QNS

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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

Flushing

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

By Jacob Kaye

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Long Island City

City building in Queens is a notorious trash heap. Just ask the rats.

By QNS Special

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Bayside

Bayside resident wants to put a stop to wrongfully issued Department of Sanitation summonses

By Jenna Bagcal

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Politics

Queens residents and city pols fume over ‘Snowvember’ storm that paralyzed the five boroughs

By Jenna Bagcal

Sanitation Department gets $150,000 to boost street cleanups in Woodhaven, Ozone Park & Howard Beach

By Naeisha Rose

Astoria

Sanitation Department will hold at least two leaf collections in Queens this fall

By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech

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Astoria

Astoria councilman gets nearly $300K toward street cleanups in wake of N train station closures

By Jenna Bagcal

Weekly organic trash collections scaled back in Ozone Park and Howard Beach to accommodate bulk items

By Robert Pozarycki

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Jamaica

‘Jamaica Together’ brings street cleanings and employment opportunities to formerly homeless

By Suzanne Monteverdi

SANITATION

Astoria

After decades-long fight, smelly sanitation trucks will no longer be parked on Astoria street

By Angela Matua

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Astoria

‘SAFE’ Disposal event in Astoria gives you a place to get rid of your hazardous trash

By Emily Davenport

NYPD removes abandoned cars in Willets Point

NYPD removes abandoned cars in Willets Point

By Gina Martinez

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Flushing

NYPD dumps 50 abandoned cars, tags 80 other vehicles for removal in Willets Point

By Angela Matua

Long Island City

In Long Island City, your food scraps are turned into compost in an effort to divert waste from landfills

By Angela Matua

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City looks for ‘Emergency Laborers’ to help keep Queens streets clear of snow this coming winter

By Emily Davenport

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Jackson Heights

Two formerly homeless men hired to clean Roosevelt Avenue

By Bill Parry

It may be warm now, but Queens is about to get hit with up to a foot of snow on Thursday.

News

Public schools closed as Queens braces itself for the first major snowstorm of the season

By Robert Pozarycki

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