Taking out the trash trucks in E. Vil.
BY GABE HERMAN
Finally, the saga of an East Village
residential block being used to
park garbage trucks overnight for
the past 14 months seems to be coming
to an end.
Community members and local offi -
cials have been protesting the situation
since last September, when the Department
of Sanitation (DSNY) started
using a block on East 10th Street, between
First and Second Avenues, to
park its trucks after its nearby garage
lease expired.
The trucks have been parked every
night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., and all
day on Sundays, causing complaints of
noise and bad smells. Legislation was
recently introduced by State Senator
Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember
Deborah Glick to address the issue by
banning garbage trucks from parking
overnight on any city street.
On Thursday, the city fi nally said it is
dumping the scheme.
Mayor de Blasio and DSNY Commissioner
Kathryn Garcia announced
Garbage trucks parked on East 10th Street this past summer.
that the trucks have been moved and
are now being temporarily stationed at
Pier 42, on the Lower East Side. The
new location will allow DSNY to still
provide essential services like collection
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and snow removal, the city said.
“When New Yorkers want something
done, they want it done yesterday,
which is why we’d like to thank our
neighbors in the East Village for bearing
with us while we found a new home
for our sanitation trucks,” said Mayor
de Blasio. “We heard their concerns
and we’ve responded. Residents can
once again enjoy the clean streets and
sidewalks that the Department of Sanitation
provides without obstruction.”
The garbage trucks will be stationed
at Pier 42 until construction starts early
next year on a new park there, according
to the announcement. DSNY said
it’s still working on a long-term solution
for fi nding nearby garage space,
including a proposed new garage at the
Brookdale Campus on East 25 Street
near the FDR Drive.
DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia
said it’s essential for the Department
to be stationed near the areas it serves.
“Finding garage locations in the city’s
tight real estate landscape has been a
challenge,” she said. “Parking on East
10th Street was a matter of last resort,
which is why we are happy to have been
able to fi nd a suitable alternative that
allows us to continue our essential services.”
The Sanitation Department said it
would continue working with elected
offi cials and community leaders to fi nd
a permanent facility for Manhattan’s
East Side.
“I am happy that DSNY is providing
the residents and small businesses
of East 10th Street with relief from
the garbage trucks that have impacted
their quality of life for over a year,” said
Council Member Carlina Rivera. “But
as the park we fought for and secured
at Pier 42 begins development in 2020,
I look forward to working with the City
to fi nd an appropriate, more permanent
location for these trucks.”
State Senator Hoylman said after
the city’s announcement, “The sweet
smell of success! Thanks to the work of
neighbors, the community board, and
elected offi cials including Mayor de
Blasio, the Sanitation Department has
fi nally moved their garbage trucks off
this residential block in the East Village
to a more suitable location. Hopefully,
life will resume to normal for the residents
and small businesses along East
10th Street who’ve been dealing with
this stinky situation for over a year.”
SoHo fl orist offers a
thankful display
BY TEQUILA MINSKY
The displays of SoHo fl orist
Julia Testa, at 111 Thompson
St., just south of Prince
Street, decorated the sidewalk this
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week in all the symbols and color vibrancy
of autumn. Red maple leaves,
squash and pumpkins were all included,
brightening up what can be
gray days in November.
Passersby were invited to add
what they are thankful for.
A beefy
fundraiser
with the
Finest
FILE PHOTO BY TEQUILA MINSKY
From the 2014 fundraising dinner.
BY GABE HERMAN
The holiday season in Greenwich
Village will once again
include the Annual Police
Roast Beef Dinner, the fundraiser
where Sixth Precinct offi cers cook
and serve meals to those in attendance.
The charming neighborhood
event, which goes back more than
20 years, will be on Monday, Dec.
2, from 6 to 9 p.m. It will be at Our
Lady of Pompeii Senior Center, Father
Demo Hall, at 25 Carmine St.
Admission is $13 at the door, with
all proceeds going to Greenwich
House/Our Lady of Pompeii Senior
Center Fund. All of the food is donated
by local merchants and the
Sixth Precinct Community Council,
and there will be a vegetarian option
and takeout available.
And as usual, there will be
Christmas caroling and light entertainment
at the party. For more information,
call 212-989-3620.
4 November 28, 2019 Schneps Media