Clean-Up

The EPA is set to start scooping the canal's toxic sludge in early December.

City officials presented a schematic design for the reconstruction of ball fields 5, 6, 7 and 8. 

An official cleanup of contaminated soil has closed multiple Red Hook baseball and soccer fields.

The new bins are meant to keep garbage from spilling on to sidewalks and streets, officials say.

Mayor de Blasio vowed that Queens streets would be cleaner Tuesday morning.

Residents have regularly complained about trash building up on sidewalks.

Nearly 17 acres of stinky sludge beneath Flushing Bay will be dredged to remove odor.

Clean-water advocate Christopher Swain said, "The poop was expected" after emerging from the water. 

Betances, Mill Brook, Mott Haven, Mitchel and Patterson Houses will get a sprucing up.

DNAinfo New York mapped the city's 311 complaints for graffiti in 2014 using city data.

More than 100 residents are expected to attend a clean up day for the neighborhood park, officials said.

Portions of Forest Park could become part of the proposed High Line-style QueensWay project.

Gardeners and volunteers are helping spruce up Leverich Cemetery and other spots all spring.

Councilwoman Debi Rose joined several organizations to clean up tree beds in St. George for MLK Day.

Almost 30 teams are signed up to participate in a boat race on the heavily polluted Gowanus Canal.