announced by Mayor Mamdani<\/a> in April. The next six community districts to receive Empire Bins include:<\/p>\nBronx Community District 2: Hunts Point and LongwoodBronx Community District 5:\u202fUniversity Heights, Mount Hope, Morris Heights and Fordham HeightsQueens Community District 2:\u202fSunnyside, Hunters Point and WoodsideManhattan Community District 2:\u202fWest Village, SoHo, Little Italy, Greenwich Village and NolitaBrooklyn Community District 8:\u202fProspect Heights, Crown Heights and\u202fWeeksvilleStaten Island Community District 1:\u202fNorth Shore<\/p>\n
DSNY expects the 2027 expansion to bring more than 6,500 Empire Bins to more than 3,500 buildings.<\/p>\n
The City\u2019s goal is to complete containerization citywide by the end of 2031, delivering a New York City where trash bags are kept off the streets once and for all.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeeping our streets clean starts with improving how we manage trash,\u201d said State Senator Andrew Gounardes. \u201cEmpire Bins will help reduce clutter on sidewalks and make collection more efficient for larger apartment buildings and schools. Thank you DSNY for working to keep our neighborhoods clean and for bringing this program to Brooklyn Community District 2.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBrooklynites shouldn\u2019t have to hop over piles of trash just to walk down the block,\u201d said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. \u201cWe\u2019ve long known that containerization is essential for getting rats off our streets and creating cleaner, healthier neighborhoods. I appreciate Mayor Mamdani and DSNY for bringing Empire Bins to Brooklyn Community District 2, and I look forward to seeing Empire Bins soon at Community District 8 and across the entire borough.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled that residential buildings and schools in Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn and DUMBO are getting Empire Bins this fall!\u201d said Council Member Lincoln Restler. \u201cOn-street trash containerization has led to fewer rats, cleaner sidewalks and better quality of life in West Harlem, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing piles of smelly trash bags disappear off our sidewalks. Thanks to Council Member Crystal Hudson for sponsoring the legislation to make this a reality and to Mayor Mamdani and the Department of Sanitation for their steadfast commitment to cleaner streets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot recall a time when New Yorkers have not had to dodge mountains of trash bags and rats on their own sidewalks \u2014 but now, I can proudly say that those days are numbered,\u201d said Council Member Crystal Hudson. \u201cLast year, I passed the RAT Act, a law that allows the NYC Department of Sanitation to deploy stationary on-street containers to store and collect residential refuse. After years of advocacy, I am ecstatic that Community District 2, which I\u2019m proud to represent, is getting its first residential bins. Residential containerization means fewer rats, cleaner streets and safer communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled that containerization and Empire Bins are coming to Boerum Hill,\u201d said Council Member Shahana Hanif. \u201cBrooklynites deserve clean, safe streets free from piles of trash and rats. It\u2019s long overdue that we bring our waste management system into the 21st century. I look forward to seeing containerization expand across District 39.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNew York is delivering a cleaner city by improving conditions for frontline workers. Every day, our union members are managing thousands of pounds of trash for New Yorkers,\u201d said Kevin Stavris, Executive Vice President and New York Metro Residential Division Director of 32BJ. \u201c32BJ is proud to represent 90,000 building service workers who maintain homes and offices across this city. Now, they won\u2019t have to wait until 8 P.M. to start taking out the trash. It\u2019s more efficient and means fewer pests and cleaner streets. It\u2019s a win for workers and a win for New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe continued rollout of containerized trash is a big win for communities across New York. The piles of trash covering sidewalks is a status quo we can do without. Containerizing our trash frees up space for pedestrians, helps keep our city cleaner and frankly, it just makes sense,\u201d said Sara Lind, Co-Executive Director at Open Plans. \u201cOur sidewalks and streets are the most expansive and important public space in the city, repurposing the curb to get trash off the sidewalk is a smart and responsible reimagining of that space. We\u2019re excited to see trash containerization continue to expand and know that New Yorkers can\u2019t wait to see it in their neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKeeping trash out of buildings and off sidewalks will improve the quality of life for property owners, residents and neighborhoods across New York City. We commend the Mamdani administration and DSNY for continuing to expand this program,\u201d said Basha Gerhards, Executive Vice President of Public Policy at the Real Estate Board of New York.<\/p>\n
Learn more about trash containerization at\u202fnyc.gov\/usebins. \u202f<\/p>\n
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