Sanitation

A festering puddle has become a fixture in a Brooklyn crosswalk. Neighbors say if highlights the need for more drainage infrastructure.

The number of tickets issued for failing to compost has gone up dramatically in recent weeks.

It’s a major expansion in the rollout of the “trash revolution” that former Mayor Eric Adams started.

The deals emerge as the City Council seeks to reform the city’s emergency procurement policies.

Experts say spring brings more rat activity — and more people outside to see it.

New York City has very few alleyways. But in Forest Hills Gardens, the streets are designed to keep garbage off the curb.

New Yorkers set out triple the amount of compost last April compared to the month before.

The sanitation department has spent nearly seven years working to implement reforms to rein in the city's notoriously dangerous private waste haulers.

Gregory Anderson, a public service veteran with sanitation department experience, will oversee the aggressive containerization of city trash.

The stench seems to be emanating from sewers on Merrill Avenue in Bull’s Head.