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Effective Monday, April 22, Largest Trash Pick-Up Shift to Begin One Hour Earlier
As part of ongoing efforts to ensure that 24 million pounds of residential waste spend as little time in public spaces as possible, officials from New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) said the agency’s largest trash collection shift will move an hour earlier effective Monday, April 22. They said the shift has traditionally operated from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., but will instead begin at 5 a.m. and finish at 1 p.m. going forward.
Bedford Park: Gastor Gas Station Sign Repaired after Damage in Recent Storms
LPC Designates Aqueduct Walk as Bronx’s First Scenic Landmark in Unanimous Vote
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) celebrated the 50th anniversary of scenic landmarks in New York City with a unanimous vote to designate Old Croton Aqueduct Walk, located in University Heights, as The Bronx’s first scenic landmark, and the twelfth scenic landmark designated citywide. The vote and announcement, which as reported, took place on April 16, marks 50 years to the day since the commission designated Central Park as New York City’s first scenic landmark on April 16, 1974.
Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Recent Solar Eclipse and if it Lived Up to Expectations
Gas Station Operator Warns of Danger to Public Safety after Sign Damaged during Recent Storm
First Day of Free, Two-Day Symposium on the Future of Food to be Held at the New York Botanical Garden
Najhim Luke Gets 25 Years for Fatally Shooting Rising Basketball Star Brandon Hendricks in Crossfire
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, April 5, that Najhim Luke, 26, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years post release supervision for killing Brandon Hendricks, a 17-year-old high school, rising basketball star and academic standout. He was shot in crossfire by a stray bullet, as reported.