A press conference just concluded with Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and elected and community leaders in Boro Park, where more information about the new sanitation plan for Boro Park was given.
YWN was given the following statement from Mayor de Blasio:
“Our administration is committed to working for our neighborhoods – in Borough Park and across the city. That means responding to community needs while providing vital services in an effective and timely way. Borough Park families know too well the congestion on our streets every morning when hundreds of school buses encounter Sanitation trucks. After hearing from families, we were able to find a win-win solution that will get kids to school on time and ensure trash and recycling is picked up effectively, all while avoiding the frustration of overcrowded streets. I’m particularly grateful to Commissioner Garcia and the Sanitation team for finding this solution.”
Our Goal: Reduce the number of trucks on collection in parts of Borough Park (parts of Brooklyn District 12, Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4) during peak morning bus travel hours.
Our plan will mean a 79% reduction in the number of scheduled collection trucks in the impacted area during the day shift — from an average of 82 trucks per week to an average of 17 trucks per week during the day.
Specifically, the plan will:
· Move four recycling trucks per day from the day shift (6am-2pm) to the night shift (12am-8am).
· Add two additional recycling trucks per week.
· Switch the collection days in Section 12-1 and 12-2 on the Mon/Thurs and Wed/Sat areas to limit truck/bus interaction in the restricted area on weekdays.
· Add a weekly average of three refuse trucks on evening and night shifts to assist in cleaning all refuse in the restricted area.
The Sanitation Department will be sending out mailers with new collection information to impacted residents.
Total Annual Cost: $281,356
(Charles Gross – YWN)
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Nice backdrop for the folks in the photograph.
What can be done about double parked vehicles on Coney Island Avenue ?
It has virtually become a one lane Avenue.
will school buses stop at every other house as they ONLY do in Boro Park? THAT is the reason for the traffic, stop scapegoating the sanitation guys.
Attn: karlbenmarx
Do you by any chance send kids to School???
#5 yes and they wait on the corner for their bus.
Dear Mr. Kalbermarx: no one is scapegoating any city agency or employee. we all agree that NYC sanitation is one of the best city agencies who do a marvelous job. Should it be snow plowing, bulk garbage, regular pick up, Passover x-tra pickups they are always on time and serve the community in the best way possible and we Boro Parkers appreciate it. The issue here is switching the pick up time to accommodate the exploding growth of BP families and YES a mother with a new born baby and 2 year old home can NOT walk to the corner and wait for a school bus leavingthe little ones behind. All we need is a freeup from sanitation so our kids can get to school on time. BP101 is right that you probably have NO kids that need our bus service so you can not understand the problem.
also I forgot to Thank our local politicians who always will work very hard for the citizens of their districts.
Thank You Simche Felder, Dov Hikind, David Greenfield, and Mr. Deutch from Flatbush and many more which names I don’t know. Thanks a million
Amazing that us in Flatbush have babies, 2 year olds, etc., manage to figure out a way to make it to the corner so that the bus does not stop at every other house.
Just wondering: when a school bus picks up a child at a corner, is it absolutely necessary for the front of the bus to be at the corner so that the rest of bus blocks an entire intersection preventing traffic from moving in the other 2 perpendicular directions? Is it too much to ask for the little princes and princesses to walk approx. 10 feet into the block so that the entire bus clears the intersection?
Having observed and suffered at the hands of many of these drivers, I believe that personally they must be the nicest people around. But as soon as they get behind a wheel, they are suddenly transformed into the most crazed maniacs with violent animalistic tendencies.
Some road manners courses would be in order. They should not abuse the perceived power they think they command by driving a large vehicle and the law prohibiting passing them. And they can stay off their cell phones too.
So now we will get to enjoy the harmonious melody of sanitation trucks between 12 midnight and 8 AM. Lovely.
Not exactly a win-win solution for everyone, Mr. Mayor.