The City, the Department of Sanitation and the Sanitation Foundation launched the Clean City Alliance program, which seeks to create new jobs and keep areas of the five boroughs clean where there are no cleaning crews.
Soon the sidewalks in busy areas and commercial corridors in New York City will be cleaner, thanks to an initiative just announced by the City Administration, in collaboration with the Department of Sanitation and the Sanitation Foundation. The plan, called the “Clean City Alliance” seeks to provide cleaning work in some of the areas of the Big Apple that do not have Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), in order to help maintain clean and safe spaces. .
This was stated by the mayor, Eric Adams, after explaining that the project will initially begin on Nostrand Avenue, from Myrtle Avenue to Eastern Parkway, and Utica Avenue, from Fulton Street to East New York Avenue, in Brooklyn.
And while business owners are required by law to clean the sidewalk in front of their stores, as well as 18 inches to the street, the new initiative will help repair sidewalks in parts of Crown Heights and Bed- Stuy, which do not have private cleaning groups, while it will become another source of employment opportunity.
“Every part of our city deserves to be clean, every street and every neighborhood,” said Mayor Adams. “With the Clean City Alliance, we are building on our Get Stuff Clean initiatives, partnering with philanthropic and business partners to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers and help businesses prosper. Thank you to leaders across New York who are stepping up, donating to this program, and doing their part to make a clean city a reality for all five boroughs.”
Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for City Operations, admitted that the Big Apple has places that lack cleaning services, so she stated that the implementation of the new program will help to ensure equity in this type of work.
“We are recognizing and meeting the needs of neighborhoods across the city that have historically not received the daily maintenance and cleanliness benefits of a formal business improvement district,” the official said. “New Yorkers everywhere deserve clean, livable streets and sidewalks, and this announcement is another significant step toward that goal.”
Caryl Englander, president of the board of directors of the Sanitation Foundation, warned that with the new work that is being launched, it is not intended to take away the responsibility that City bodies have in the maintenance of public spaces, but it will help to improve the unevenness of toilet that is in many parts of the Big Apple.
“The difference in the cleanliness of our streets is evident, all you have to do is look around you, but there is always more to do. The ‘Clean City Alliance’ is not absolving companies of their legal and moral responsibility; instead, it’s about showing them the positive results that come from doing the right thing,” Englander said. “New York City belongs to all of us. This shared ownership comes with a shared responsibility to keep our city clean and beautiful.”
The news was well received in the areas where the scheme will be launched, as revealed by small businessmen like Ayo Balogun, owner of the Department of Culture restaurant on Nostrand Avenue.
“There is so much potential in New York neighborhoods. Keeping them clean is certainly a good step towards that. I am very grateful that this type of initiative helps not only my restaurant, but the entire neighborhood and the city”, said the small businessman.
Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez said the initiative “will not only go a long way toward helping business owners keep our streets safe from disease-spreading vermin, but it will also allow them to take advantage of the potential increase in revenue from foot traffic.” of the pedestrians who enjoy our clean sidewalks”.
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
