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Financial District »

Throwing computers, old iPods and TVs in the trash will soon be banned across NYC.

Astoria »

Leave it curbside, turn it into mulch or pay to have someone haul it away.

Lincoln Square »

Anthony Riaza injured his left arm and hand during his trash run Wednesday, officials said.

Washington Heights »

A sanitation truck was stuck in the large hole on Monday morning, officials and witnesses said.

Crown Heights »

Neighborhood failed to meet the criteria to reduce street-cleaning days by just 2 percentage points.  

Park Slope »

Fruit flies and lack of education are blamed for the slow response to the city's composting project.

Elmhurst »

The thoroughfare in Elmhurst will get more trash pickups throughout the week. 

Upper West Side »

The composting program is being expanded to include 720 city public schools.

SoHo »

Businesses and residents are upset that the Apple Store didn't do more to manage the lines at night.

Inwood »

The vendors congregate on a one-block stretch between Vermilyea and Sherman Avenues.

Upper West Side »

Starting Oct. 1, workers from The DOE Fund will bag overflowing trash barrels and pick up litter.

New Dorp »

Councilman Steven Matteo said his district had a reported 200 percent increase in fines issued.

Inwood »

The DOT plans to add new lighting and install signage to ward off rogue cyclists in the passageway.

Upper East Side »

Department of Sanitation police officer Serafin Rivera brings New Yorkers spelunking on the weekends.

Upper West Side »

Experts say there are more than 20 million rats in the city. Here's how to banish them from your block.