You can report an area where people repeatedly litter.
This also includes:
- Property owners who sweep or blow trash or debris into the street
- Landscapers who disperse yard waste in or around a sidewalk, curb, or street
You can’t report a one-time occurrence of littering.
Please note that if you're a property owner, you are responsible for keeping the sidewalks and gutters next to your property clean. You're responsible even if you reported littering. You may get a ticket for trash you should have cleared but didn't.
What You Need
You must provide:
- Timeframe and the days of the week when littering occurs
- Type of material being littered
Call 311 to report the problem.
What Happens Next
A Department of Sanitation (DSNY) enforcement agent will watch the location during the timeframe you provided. If the agent sees someone littering, they will give them a violation.
