A Snowy Winter Highlights New York’s Trash Problems
As storm after storm piled several inches of snow over Brooklyn’s streets this month, a familiar complaint emerged on social media: the garbage was getting out of control. But it does not have to. This is a problem that can be solved and, in fact, it has been in most of New York’s peer cities.
As storm after storm piled several inches of snow over Brooklyn’s streets this month, a familiar complaint emerged on social media: the garbage was getting out of control.
The post-snowstorm pile-up of residential and retail garbage has occurred so consistently, for so long, that it is practically part of New York’s winter cityscape, as ubiquitous as holiday lights and abandoned gloves.
Matteo launches e-waste drop-off as curbside collection remains suspended [Staten Island Advance, N.Y.]
Feb. 3 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. As Staten Islanders gear up for the Super Bowl with new televisions, sound bars and the like, they’ll need a way to safely dispose of their old electronics.
Unfortunately, with the city’s E-Waste Pickup Program, originally proposed by Councilman Steven Matteo (R-Mid-Island), temporarily suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, disposing of old electronics has become a bit more challenging for Staten Islanders.
In recent years, the program had allowed residents to schedule convenient pickup times for their aging electronics.
A look at how several NYC mayoral candidates would bring back jobs amid COVID devastation Shant Shahrigian
The city saw more than half a million jobs lost last year, and as many as one in three small businesses are predicted to close for good by the time the coronavirus pandemic dies down. New Yorkers have been left to wonder if they’ll be able to survive the years ahead.
So what are the small army of 2021 mayoral candidates going to do about it?
Their proposals range from giving $2,000 to low-income residents and “tax-free Tuesdays,” to traditional approaches such as big investment in infrastructure projects.
Here s Where The Mayoral Candidates Are Getting Their Money
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Five months before the mayoral primary, former Wall Street financier Ray McGuire has emerged as the biggest fundraiser in his run for City Hall, new campaign finance data shows.
The former CitiGroup executive has turned to deep-pocketed donors in the upper echelons of Manhattan s upper class to help amass a sizable haul, with nearly $5 million in his campaign coffers, according to campaign finance data released last Friday. McGuire entered the race in October, but has still managed to out-raise his rivals who have declared long before he did, including Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Comptroller Scott Stringer.
NYC mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan wants the city to be more elder-friendly Shant Shahrigian
The city would be reimagined as a place that’s friendly to the elderly, under a “Bill of Rights for Aging New Yorkers” from mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan.
The former Bloomberg and Obama big set his sights on one of the most politically active parts of the electorate as candidates in the crowded race roll out proposals aimed at addressing major challenges in the era of COVID, high crime rates and economic pain.
“Older residents have given so much of their lives in the service of building our city and our communities,” states Donovan’s report, shared Wednesday with the Daily News. “And yet, they are so often marginalized, lacking meaningful political power. It is our responsibility to listen to, understand, and advocate for this vital group of New Yorkers.”