If you want to fix the affordability crisis in New York, veto the Legislature’s lawsuit-boosting bills that will make costs ...

YONKERS, New York (WABC) -- A new law requires drivers in New York state to reduce speeds when passing sanitation vehicles, and it comes one year after a worker was hit and killed on the job. Now, the ...

NEWYORK (WABC) -- A New York City lawmaker wants to make it easier for New Yorkers to know when and where those lumbering sanitation trucks are during their daily pickups. The goal is to eliminate the ...

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

A Long Island garbage truck driver died in a fiery crash that left his vehicle overturned. His passenger was airlifted to an area hospital.

In 2022, Mayor Eric Adams launched his “Trash Revolution” and “War on the Rats,” contracting with McKinsey & Co. to devise an ambitious plan to containerize New York City’s growing trash problem. The ...