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Astoria

May 06, 2013

Astoria Needs More Trash Cans to Combat Litter Problem, Some Locals Say

One resident is petitioning for more trash cans along 31st Street, under the N/Q elevated train line.

Yorkville

April 26, 2013

Study Claims East 91st Street Transfer Station Harms Kids' Health

Another new study released by an anti-MTS coalition claims it encourages environmental injustice.

Yorkville

March 28, 2013

Demolition of Marine Transfer Station to Begin, Officials Say

The city Law Department confirmed that demolition of the former MTS on the East River will start soon.

Yorkville

March 20, 2013

Upper East Side Waste Transfer Station Unduly Affects the Poor, Locals Say

The new E. 91st Street waste processing plant will be within blocks of a NYCHA housing complex.

Yorkville

February 27, 2013

Upper East Siders Continue to Trash Luxury High Rise's Garbage Practices

Locals say the Clermont — at 444 E. 82nd St. — is still making a mess of the York Avenue sidewalk.

Yorkville

January 29, 2013

Luxe Yorkville Building Slapped for Burying Sidewalk Under Trash

A luxury building at York Avenue is covering the sidewalk in trash, sanitation officials said.

Upper East Side

January 25, 2013

East 86th St. Drowning in Garbage After Doe Fund Pullout, Critics Say

At a recent Community Board 8 committee meeting, residents feared a worsening sanitation situation.

Upper East Side

December 19, 2012

East 86th Street Rallies to Clean Up Trash After Doe Fund's Departure

The East 86th Street Association has rallied to clean up trash after the Doe Fund's departure.

Upper East Side

December 07, 2012

Doe Fund Won't Clean East 86th Street Anymore, Citing Hurricane Sandy

The Doe Fund has stopped cleaning East 86th Street Commercial District, citing Hurricane Sandy.

Upper East Side

October 12, 2012

CUNY and Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Plans Prompt Open Space Concerns

CUNY and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center plans have prompted UES residents to worry about open space.

Yorkville

September 21, 2012

Opponents Call for Additional Action To Stop Marine Transfer Station

Opponents want more action to stop the Upper East Side's marine transfer station from being built.

New York City

August 30, 2012

MTA to Haul Away More Trash Bins in Bid to Reduce Trash

The MTA is planning to remove garbage bins from more stations in an effort to reduce trash.

Yorkville

June 25, 2012

91st Street Garbage Hub Could Get Twice the Amount of Trash, Lawsuit Says

Critics of a proposed 91st Street waste transfer station say the city underestimated the amount of trash.

Hunts Point

June 15, 2012

South Bronx Still Fuming Over City's Garbage Plan

Residents feel unfairly burdened with city trash and decried delays in a city program to alleviate it.

Mill Basin

June 11, 2012

Mill Basin, Flatlands Parks Earn City’s Lowest Scores for Green Spaces

Only 47 percent of small parks in Mill Basin, Flatlands, Bergen Beach and Canarsie earned passing marks.