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Regulations / Sanitation
Sanitation violations
14 codified rules in the SidewalkSnitch NYC registry for this category.
- Sanitation — Trash Placed Out Too Early (Before 6pm)
Residential trash must not be set out before 6:00 PM the evening before scheduled collection. It must be in a bin of 55 gallons or less with…
- Sidewalk or Roadway Cafe — Maintenance Violation (Trash, Vermin, Unsanitary)
Sidewalk cafes and roadway cafes must be kept clean, well-maintained, and clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps, and unsanit…
- Roadway Cafe — Flooring Not Lifted and Cleaned Weekly
If flooring is utilized as part of a roadway cafe, such flooring shall be lifted for cleaning on a regular basis, but not less than weekly. …
- Sanitation — Residential Trash Set-Out Before 6pm (Bins) / 8pm (Bags)
Residential trash in a bin with a tight-fitting lid may not be put at the curb before 6:00 PM on the day before collection. Trash in bags ma…
- Sanitation — Commercial Trash Set-Out Before 8pm
Businesses and commercial establishments may not place refuse on the sidewalk earlier than one hour before the posted closing time of the es…
- Sanitation — Required Containerization (Businesses, 2024)
As of March 1, 2024, most businesses citywide must place refuse in a secure, rigid, lidded container rather than in loose bags at the curb. …
- Sanitation — Overflowing or Unsealed Receptacles
All waste must be fully contained within closed, lidded receptacles or sealed bags. Overflowing bins, split bags, or loose trash that scatte…
- Sanitation — Recycling Not Separated
Recyclable paper, metal, glass, and rigid plastic must be separated from general refuse and placed in clearly designated recycling container…
- Sanitation — Illegal Dumping (Non-Resident / Commercial Dumping)
No person shall dispose of any waste, debris, construction material, furniture, or refuse on any public sidewalk, street, vacant lot, or at …
- Sanitation — Uncleaned Sidewalk (18 Inches into Gutter)
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or person in charge of any building shall keep the sidewalk and curb adjoining their premises free of…
- Sanitation — Dog Waste Not Removed (Pooper Scooper Law)
Any person who owns, possesses, or controls a dog must remove any feces left by the dog on any sidewalk, gutter, street, or other public are…
- Sanitation — Bulk Item Without Appointment or Label
Bulk household items (mattresses, large furniture, electronics subject to e-waste rules, appliances requiring CFC removal certification) may…
- Sanitation — Tree Pit Used as Trash Receptacle
Tree pits are protected features of the public right-of-way. Placing trash, cigarette butts, dog waste, or debris in or around a tree pit is…
- Sanitation — Graffiti on Property (Building or Street Furniture)
Property owners are required to remove graffiti from their buildings and from city-permitted street furniture they control. Unabated graffit…
How-to guides for sanitation: Dirty sidewalks · Rats and rodents