Downtown Streets, which employs the homeless and low wage workers for street cleaning services, announced that it will shut down by the end of October. Embarcadero Media file photo by Sammy Dallal.

How we deal with our garbage says a lot about who we are as a society. New York City must look as good as the people who live here. I have said it many times: We cannot allow our streets and sidewalks ...

Lyons said the most concerning thing to her is the amount of cigarette butts lying around. She said this habit started when she first moved to the city. “The first time I took my dog out for a walk, ...

Street sweepers are part of Zachary's efforts to keep city street clean. Clean streets are essential to a healthy, vibrant community, according to a news release from the city of Zachary. The release ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mother Earth smiled down on dozens of volunteers in Great Kills today as groups from all over Staten Island came together to clean three different areas in the neighborhood. The ...