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NYC Sanitation Department unveils viral vermin T-shirt – and it’s $48
The shirt depicts an animated rat with a terrified look on its face, crossed out by a red prohibition sign and surrounded by a viral quote from Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
By
Catalina Gonella
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As giant trash bins come to NYC, will the city’s garbage heaps become a thing of the past?
New details emerge on a $1.3-million pilot program that hopes to end the practice of dumping garbage and recycling bags onto sidewalks.
By
Sophia Chang
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NYC Won’t Meet Its Deadline To Review COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions For Municipal Workers
The Citywide Office of Administrative Services had set a Thanksgiving deadline, by which all determinations and appeals were supposed to be settled.
By
Gwynne Hogan
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NYPD Seeking 3 Times As Many COVID Vaccine Exemptions As Any Other NYC Agency
According to city data released Friday, the police department has 6,170 employees -- or 11% percent of its 52,100 employees recorded in October -- requesting religious or medical accommodation.
By
Sophia Chang
Arts & Entertainment
Sanitation Workers Show Off Paintings And Upcycled Artwork At 2021 DSNY Art Show
"This kind of an exhibit takes that hidden essence away, puts a face to some of the workers that are on the job."
By
Ben Yakas
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Thousands Of NYC Police Officers, Firefighters Want COVID Vaccine Exemptions. Most Won't Get Them.
City officials explain the lengthy exemption process and why so many unvaccinated workers have been allowed to stick with weekly testing rather than immediately take the shots.
By
Gwynne Hogan
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NYC Workers Reach 91% Vaccine Coverage—But Progress Stalls For NYPD, Firefighters, EMS And Sanitation
About 12,000 staff for first responder agencies and 2,100 sanitation workers face the prospect of unpaid leave starting Monday
By
Gwynne Hogan
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George Joseph
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Nsikan Akpan
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311 Complaints Of Uncollected Trash Quadruple After NYC Launches New Vaccine Mandate
New Yorkers made 5,249 missed pickup reports between October 20th and October 26th, compared with just 1,109 a month earlier.
By
Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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Gwynne Hogan
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Caroline Lewis
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It May Feel Like Summer Outside But the Sanitation Department Knows Winter is Coming
"We treat every event as if it could become a plowable event.”
By
Gwynne Hogan
Food
Garbage Truck Drags Outdoor Dining Shed With Diners Inside
"It was shocking, definitely felt like an earthquake, seeing a structure drag across the street," said a manager at Bar Six.
By
Ben Yakas
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