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Brooklyn Paper

Not composting yet? Here’s what to know about NYC’s new fines

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QNS

City expands compost program with smaller bin option as collection totals reach record high

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Politics

City pauses curbside composting fines, drawing council criticism

Posted on April 18, 2025

Common sense caucus on composting regulations

QNS

Common Sense Caucus pushes back on NYC’s mandatory composting law, call for voluntary participation

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Services

Mandatory composting starts Oct. 6: Here’s what you need to know

Posted on October 4, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

City to open free compost distribution center in Greenpoint

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Mandatory composting in NYC is coming. Here’s how you can get a free bin.

Posted on August 12, 2024

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News

NYC to get cleaner and greener with enhanced city funding for cleanliness initiatives

Posted on July 1, 2024

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News

NYC Council fights to keep public litter basket service from ending up in the trash

Posted on May 20, 2024

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QNS

Your guide to NYC’s ‘Trash Revolution’ as key changes come this November

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QNS

Avoid fines: New NYC trash container rules now enforced

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Business

EXCLUSIVE: Times Square casino partners set to ante up on neighborhood improvement plan – if they win a license

Posted on June 26, 2024

NY: Smash Pumpkins for Compost at Hudson River Park

Smashing Pumpkins: Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park brings post-Halloween fun

Posted on November 5, 2023

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Brooklyn

Curbside compost collection starting in Brooklyn on Monday

Posted on October 1, 2023

LIC Post

LaGuardia Community College opens “Finca La Florecita,” new urban farm and research center

Astoria Post

Colombian-inspired Pink Dolphin adds a fresh brew to Astoria’s coffee scene

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Op-ed | Composting calls for minor habit changes, but big impact

Posted on July 13, 2023

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News

8 little-known facts about the High Line even native New Yorkers might not know

Posted on April 11, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Cedar later! Say goodbye to your old Christmas trees at Mulchfest 2023

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QNS

Richmond Hill High School partners with New York Sun Works to launch Hydroponics Lab, cultivating sustainability education

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Politics

Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

Posted on June 9, 2023

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QNS

Curbside composting resumes in Queens following winter pause, citywide rollout to follow

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Composting for all

Posted on February 6, 2023

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QNS

Central Queens waste zone rollout: What businesses need to know

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Lower Manhattan

Taste Lower Manhattan at annual Dine Around Downtown festival

Posted on May 23, 2024

Two different types of pizza, Neapolitan and New York style, brisket and sweet carrot soufflé, kebab sandwiches and guacamole with pomegranate are some of the dishes currently available to order at Wonder.

Don’t ‘Wonder’ what’s for dinner, thanks to New York City’s new multi-restaurant delivery service

Posted on January 9, 2024

Interim Police Commissioner Tom Donlon speaks about the shooting in Brooklyn on Sept. 15, 2024.

Politics

Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon expected to resign in coming days: reports

Posted on October 10, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Hoping to reduce waste and emissions, Restler proposes citywide public composting bins

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QNS

Borough president tours Queens Botanical Garden, announces report to highlight borough’s sustainability issues

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Politics

City Planning Commission approves Adams’ zoning overhaul for climate sustainability

Posted on September 11, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Summer gets sweeter as Purslane Cafe opens at Prospect Park boathouse

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Bronx Times

Bronx DOE schools join city’s latest battle in the war against rats

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Politics

State of the City | Curbside composting will expand citywide by end of next year, Adams says

Posted on January 26, 2023

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QNS

Mayor Adams shares 90-day progress of Operation Restore Roosevelt

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QNS

Sheep Shearing Festival returns for its 13th year at Queens County Farm Museum

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News

New bill would require small businesses to recycle reusable bags in NYC

Posted on November 15, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Celebrating 400 years of the greatest city in the world

Posted on January 7, 2025

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announces budget deal

Politics

City Council approves $112 billion city budget on deadline day

Posted on June 30, 2024

QNS

These fun fall-themed events are coming soon to Queens County Farm Museum

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New mandatory garbage rule to begin in NYC Tuesday: Here’s what you need to know

Posted on November 12, 2024

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News

New trash cans specifically for pizza boxes to appear in NYC parks

Posted on August 30, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Building a city of opportunity

Posted on March 12, 2024

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80th annual Columbus Day Parade returns to NYC celebrating Italian-American heritage

Posted on October 13, 2024

This one called for the sledgfe hammer.

New Yorkers head to Hudson River Park’s Pier 84 to smash their Halloween pumpkins

Posted on November 7, 2022

People gathered at community garden in East Village

Sun, songs and snails: An East Village garden blooms with music and community joy

Posted on June 11, 2025

Piles of trash on the West Side.

Volunteers needed for star-studded Great Broadway Sweep cleanups during Climate Week NYC

Posted on September 18, 2024

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amNY x What Is New York

Brooklyn bar Mr. Melo brings top-notch vinyl listening experience and elevated food & drink menu

Posted on February 21, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The updated financial plan puts working-class New Yorkers first and makes our city safer and more affordable

Posted on November 25, 2024

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Bronx state leaders warned Monday that federal cuts to Medicaid could mean that hospitals in the borough lose out on $133.4 million annually and jeopardize healthcare for the more than 900,000 Bronx residents on Medicaid.

Bronx Dems urge U.S. Senate to reject cuts to medicaid they warn could be “catastrophic”

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Get a head start on July 4th fun at Bayside’s Fort Totten Park celebration

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NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 48

Democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani present arguments as Whitney Tilson and Michael Blake look on during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York.

Mayoral poll shows Mamdani and Cuomo leading among LGBTQ voters in Democratic primary