Gentile announces $200K funding for sanitation services as part of NYC Cleanup Initiative

Money Will Be Used for Improved Services in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst

July 24, 2017 By John Alexander Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Councilmember Vincent Gentile announced a $200k allocation for Sanitation Services. Eagle photo by John Alexander

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City Councilmember Vincent Gentile has received $200,000 in funding through the NYC Cleanup Initiative, which is part of a citywide effort in which councilmembers each receive $200,000 in addition to two capital allocations.

$180,000 will go to the Department of Sanitation to fund trash pickups at the most highly trafficked intersections for pedestrians for a total of six days per week (an increase from the current five days per week), as well as a mechanical broom to be used weekly to clean streets in the district.

Also, $20,000 of the NYC Cleanup Initiative will be allocated to the Wildcat Service Corporation, which works all year performing such tasks as sweeping, cleaning sewer grates, eliminating graffiti and shoveling snow from properties for the elderly and disabled.

Gentile has a plan for what he termed “better than ever” sanitation services for the neighborhoods within his district.

“For a number of years, I have been committed to providing a great service to Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst in the form of funding for sanitation services, and getting the best ‘bang for our buck’ as hardworking taxpayers to keep our neighborhoods clean, safe and healthy,” said Gentile.

Gentile said he is also pleased to announce two important capital allocations to the Department of Sanitation for his district in the Fiscal Year 2018 City Council budget.

The first is a $120,000 capital allocation for two skid steer trucks, which are plow trucks to clear snow from crosswalks and bus stops.

The second is a $165,000 capital allocation for a Haulster truck to salt, plow, and clear snow and ice from tertiary streets. These two capital allocations are in addition to the $200,000 from the NYC Cleanup Initiative.

According to spokesman Matthew Kazlowski, Gentile allocated additional funding for these trucks because he felt that it would be in the best interest of serving his constituents, given the snow accumulations we’ve had in recent winters as well as ensuring that residents, and particularly seniors, are not severely impacted by poor weather conditions when snow and ice develop.