The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, curbside compost or recycling collection on Monday, September 2, 2024, Labor Day.
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Below you will find CB14’s September 2024 meeting calendar & agendas. Watch live and archived meetings on the CB14 YouTube channel. Register on our online meeting calendar to receive links to online meetings, to sign up to make announcements, or to RSVP.
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Starting November 12, 2024, all properties with 1-9 residential units must use bins (55 gallons or less) with secure lids for trash collection. This change aims to remove trash bags from the streets and reduce rat infestations.
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NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is bringing the City’s fair housing plan, Where We Live NYC, to neighborhood libraries across all five boroughs this summer of 2024. Throughout August and September, branches of the Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library will host sessions where residents can learn about their
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The Department of Health offers free in-person and virtual trainings to all residents who want to learn about safe and effective methods for rat prevention in the home and community. These free two-hour training is available to everyone, but it may be especially helpful for: superintendents and building staff, property owners and managers, neighborhood associations, community gardeners, business owners and staff. DOHMH also offers more intensive three-day courses for pest control professionals.
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Due to inclement weather the 70th Precinct National Night Out Against Crime will be relocated to Adapt Community Network 175 Lawrence Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 (between Ocean Parkway and Seton Place). The event is today, Tuesday August 6, 2024, at 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Any questions please reach out to the 70th Precinct Community Affairs Office
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For your information, DEP’s BWSO Distribution Engineering will activate a water pressure regulator at Caton Avenue and Marlborough Road in Brooklyn on Thursday, August 1, 2024, following a completed overhaul. There may be some discolored water in the Prospect Park South area due to this operation. Precautions will be taken, including flushing hydrants, to minimize
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Visit the Parks Department review their guide to help you find places to stay cool! In their new Cool It! NYC map, you can find places all across the city to hydrate, refresh, and stay in the shade. These include locations with water features (spray showers, drinking fountains, outdoor pools), streets and location with shade trees and areas of greater heat vulnerability. On the same page, Parks offers a downloadable spreadsheet with the full list of NYC Parks spray shower, misting station, and drinking fountain locations
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When it’s very hot, air conditioning will help keep you safe. If you don’t have air conditioning, find a cool place to visit nearby, like a friend’s place, a mall, museum, coffee shop, library, or an NYC cooling center. When it’s not scorching out but it’s still hot, you can also cool off at parks, areas with shade, sprinklers, or pools. Cooling center locations can also be found by calling 311 (VRS: 212-639-9675 or TTY: 212-504-4115).
New York City historic houses, ranging from modest farms to grand mansions, provide essential windows to the lives of all New Yorkers, past and present.
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