Council Member Simcha Felder and Community Boards 12 and 14 announced that the Department of Sanitation will be conducting additional garbage collection in preparation for Passover. On Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18, there will be an additional collection in areas of Community Board 12 and Community Board 14. In addition, there will be additional police coverage, and the Fire Department will be enforcing a “Biur Chometz curfew”.
“I appreciate the efforts of the Department of Sanitation to accommodate the community during this important holiday,” Felder said. “I also want to thank the NYPD and the Fire Department for everything they do to keep us safe.”
Regular trash and recycling should be placed out in plastic bags by midnight the night before April 17th or April 18th. Bulk items can be put out for collection up to and including Wednesday, April 16. Sanitation will resume regular garbage and recycling collection on Saturday, April 19. If you are unsure whether your block has the extra pickup, you can call Councilman Felder’s office at 718-853-2704.
Biur Chometz will occur on Friday, April 18. All Biur Chometz must occur before 11:46 AM for the safety of the community. The Fire Department will strictly enforce the 11:46AM curfew. Biur Chometz may only occur at specified burning sites, and must be supervised by an adult. After the burning, Chometz should be put at the curb in plastic bags.
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I wonder why they don’t pick up the remnents of chomets Shabos after 12:00 when people finish putting out the last remnants of the chomets plates. Why does it have to lay till Monday/Tuesday?
Also community board 8, Kew Gardens Hills.
#1 Tofasta Meruba Lo Tofasta. Would you like the sanitation workers to come into your dining room shabbos morning & take your chometz for you?
This service being provided by the city of NY at taxpayers expense illustrates the medina shel chesed that we live in so much so that we have the city services FD, PD, DOS etc at our beck & call.
Let’s show our appreciation and not take advantage by making dangerous bonfires on city streets & leaving burnt chometz all over the streets.