NYC sanitation workers report increase in needle sticks, says DSNY
The DSNY reported an increase in needle stick injuries for New York City sanitation workers.
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The DSNY reported an increase in needle stick injuries for New York City sanitation workers.
Neon green stickers will be placed on cars that ignore alternate-side parking in an effort to make it easier for sanitation workers to clean the New York City streets.
Parents in Harlem say their children's walk to summer camp is littered with trash, illegal dumping and a growing encampment.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
Police are investigating whether snowplow practices were properly followed after a crash killed a 50-year-old man on the Long Island Expressway.
Frustration boiled over for Borough President Vito Fossella when he learned Staten Island-based DSNY workers were reassigned to help with snow cleanup elsewhere.
As temperatures in New York City remain below freezing, the Department of Sanitation is getting proactive in removing piles of snow from last weekend's winter storm.
CBS News New York's Naomi Ruchim surveyed a local Trader Joe's and found out items were flying off shelves. Also, Mayor Mamdani laid out the city's planned response to the storm.
CBS News New York's Naomi Ruchim has the latest on storm preparations in New York City and Andrew Ramos more on the situation in New Jersey.
Just weeks after NYC started enforcing its new compost rules, officials say they are pausing some of the fines.
Just weeks after they took effect, composting fines are already being paused for some in New York City.
NYC starts enforcing its new compost rules today. All food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage.
The New York City Department of Sanitation says it's considering using drones for trash enforcement.
New York City's Department of Sanitation has begun what it calls a monumental overhaul of the city's commercial waste industry.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is hosting a national rat summit, gathering leaders to discuss strategies for winning the war on rats.
New York City will host a national Urban Rat Summit on Sept. 18 and 19, Mayor Eric Adams says.
CBS New York headed to Fordham Road, where enforcement is putting more strain on their lives than ever before.
Floriberto Diaz says he wants the city to improve the vending system so more people can get permits.
Streets and sidewalks may be slick, especially for the evening commute, with temperatures right around freezing.
By 7 a.m. Tuesday, Central Park recorded 1 inch of accumulation on the ground -- finally breaking the streak that lasted more than 700 days.
There was enough accumulation to build a snowman, but the slick roads were also a major concern.
Starting Tuesday, chain owners with five or more locations must put garbage bags in the bins.
Mayor Adams said the city reached a tentative agreement with a coalition representing several unions.
Millions of pounds of New Yorkers' garbage go there each day.
