Queens nabes to be proving ground for trash overhaul plan
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Several Western Queens neighborhoods will get the city’s first taste of a long-awaited overhaul to New York City’s notorious private waste industry.
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Queens officials defend food vendors in Corona Plaza
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A Queens locale known for its vibrancy and culture was the site of a late night city crackdown on illegal vendors last week, done with little notice to the vendors or local elected officials, who held a rally on Wednesday protesting what they said was heavy-handed enforcement from the city.
Read MoreBoroughwide composting program returns
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Scrappy has returned from a winter slumber and it’s time for Queens to dominate the city’s composting efforts again.
Read MoreBring back Queens composting program, pol tells DSNY
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A Queens lawmaker is calling on the city to bring back its widely successful composting program in the World’s Borough after the pilot program was put on pause for the winter last month.
Read MoreCurbside compost coming to Queens
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Beginning Oct. 3, all residential buildings in Queens will automatically get weekly compost and organic waste collection from the Department of Sanitation, Mayor Eric Adams announced.
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City kicks key Queens compost site to the curb
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“It’s ethically abhorrent in the climate crisis.”
Read MoreQueens council members boost clean-up efforts after city slashes Sanitation budget
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“We’re continuing to make sure investments are in place to keep our business corridors and boulevards clean even as our small businesses struggle during this time.”
Read MoreQueens composters get funding boost after NYC halts curbside pickup
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In the coming weeks, partners across the city like the Queens Botanical Gardens, Big Reuse and GrowNYC will be able to facilitate local collections, which were scaled back when COVID-19 increased budget restrictions.
Read MoreVolunteers pick trash from Flushing Bay Promenade on City of Water Day
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More than 60 local residents joined Community Board 3 Saturday to clean up the Flushing Bay Promenade and keep trash from entering the polluted waterway.
Read MoreCorona boy killed by garbage truck while walking with mom
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Srijan Panthi was walking on 57th Avenue near 97th Street just before 7 a.m. when the crash occurred.
Read MoreNew commercial waste law could spare SE Queens from truck-clogged streets
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The law puts restrictions on the more than 90 largely unregulated companies that truck millions of tons of trash per year to stations in Southeast Queens.
Read MoreSanitation commissioner says new plan could sweep trash problem out of SE Queens
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Many private trucks dump their stinky cargo at transfer stations in Southeast Queens, the South Bronx and Northern Brooklyn.
Read MoreQueens Botanical Garden hosts annual Harvest Fest
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A pumpkin patch, mini maze, face painting and more helped welcome in the fall season.
Read MoreSoutheast Queens sees uptick in trash hauled through its streets, according to report
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Southeast Queens residents complain about the strong smell, air pollution and road hazards from the increased number of commercial waste trucks.
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