Sanitation Update: Trash Must Be in an NYC Bin

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Sanitation Update: Trash Must Be in an NYC Bin

September 17, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

If you live in or own a 1-9 unit building, here’s a heads up from Sanitation: your trash now has to go... Read More → Sanitation Update: Trash Must Be in an NYC Bin

Recap: Brooklyn Community Board 3’s September Meeting

September 14, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

Community Board 3 held its regular monthly meeting and public hearing on September 8, at the Multipurpose... Read More → Recap: Brooklyn Community Board 3’s September Meeting

A Brief History of Our Bed-Stuy Block (and the Park Down the Street)

September 14, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

If you’ve walked down Clifton Place lately, you’ve probably noticed how much history is packed... Read More → A Brief History of Our Bed-Stuy Block (and the Park Down the Street)

Tree-lined stretch of Clifton Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Planning a Block Party? Here’s the Permit Process

September 7, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

Summer’s the natural time to think about it, but block party permits need lead time — here’s... Read More → Planning a Block Party? Here’s the Permit Process

Brownstone row in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the kind of block a block association organizes around

Why We’re Talking About a Block Association

September 7, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

You’ll notice a theme in a lot of what we post here — beautification, trash and rats, city services.... Read More → Why We’re Talking About a Block Association

Hattie Carthan Community Garden entrance at Marcy and Lafayette Avenues

Community Beautification, Right on Our Block

September 7, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

We don’t have to look far for green space to be proud of — and to help take care of. Clifton Place... Read More → Community Beautification, Right on Our Block

Loose garbage bags piled at the curb — the kind of condition that attracts rats

Rat Control in Bed-Stuy: What’s Being Done and How to Report Activity

September 7, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

Bedford-Stuyvesant has been part of a NYC Health Department Rat Mitigation Zone (RMZ) since 2023, alongside... Read More → Rat Control in Bed-Stuy: What’s Being Done and How to Report Activity

Current curbside recycling and trash bins on the block, ahead of any Empire Bin rollout

New Trash Bins Are Coming to NYC — Here’s Where Our Neighborhood Stands

September 7, 2026| Neighborhood Updates|

You may have seen news coverage of DSNY’s “Empire Bins” — the sealed, stationary,... Read More → New Trash Bins Are Coming to NYC — Here’s Where Our Neighborhood Stands