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Sanitation Department

Morris Avenue, near 164th Street in the Bronx

Post-Christmas Blizzard Lessons Learned, But Some Still Upset

“Over a foot of snow in five hours so that’s a heavy, heavy rate, but we managed to keep all of the highways and primaries open,” said Bernard Sullivan of the Sanitation Department.

2011/01/27

Washington Cemetery (Photo/Google Street View)

Brooklyn Tombstones Damaged In Blizzard Snow Dump

Councilman David Greenfield called the incident at Washington Cemetery “shocking” and said it proved the Sanitation Department cannot service the living and had no respect for the dead.

2011/01/04

Garbage piled up outside 124 E. 107th Street in East Harlem following the Christmas blizzard. (Photo/Juliet Papa)

Anger Remains As Limited NYC Trash Pick-Up Begins

For many residents the stench from rotting garbage is getting to be worse than the mounds of dirty snow.

2011/01/03

Snow Trash

Trash Pick-Up Resumes A Week After Blizzard

When the first flakes began falling last Sunday, no one could have predicted the mess that followed.

2011/01/02

Firefighters in Bensonhurst helping remove snow (credit: CBS 2)

Parts Of Big Apple Still Digging Out In New Year

The big dig was still underway Saturday, with the City’s bravest manning shovels instead of hoses.

2011/01/01

(Photo/CBS 2)

Slushy And Smelly, Questions Remain Over Blizzard Clean-Up

It’s been five days since the blizzard dumped nearly 20 inches of snow in and around New York City and the effects are still being seen across the five boroughs.

2010/12/31

Delia Gluckin (credit: CBS 2)

Woman, 80, Fined For Throwing Out Newspaper

The City waste bin looks like a trash can and certainly smells like one, treat it like one and you’re likely to get hit with a hefty fine.

2010/12/08

Sanitation workers show support for their colleague Matt Hoffman. (Photo/Susan Connole/1010 WINS)

Sanitation Workers Get Mohawks To Support Friend

About 20 sanitation workers got mohawks Friday in honor of their co-worker, 42-year-old Matt Hoffman.

2010/10/22

A New York City Department of Sanitation vehicle cleans up Times Square - New York, NY - Jan 1, 2005 - Photo: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images

NYC Moving Sanitation Supervisors To The Streets

New York City’s Sanitation Department says it will put more workers on the streets by reassigning supervisors and adding 100 new hires for trash and snow removal.

2010/10/22

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