Office of Borough President James P. Molinaro
Staten Island, New York
Borough President Molinaro kicks off Islandwide spring cleaning campaign
Asks residents to call his Helpline to report public property needing clean-up
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Borough President James P. Molinaro today urged Islanders to “welcome Spring with a clean-up” by calling his Helpline to report public property such as bus stops, roadsides and City-owned lots needing the attention of the Borough President’s “Clean Team.”
Molinaro has made graffiti and litter removal a top priority of his administration, and today’s “Spring Cleaning” kickoff is a continuation of his Clean Team’s longtime, effective program that has cleared hundreds of public areas across the Island, including parks, beaches, and cemeteries.
“I couldn’t be more pleased with the success of my Clean Team,” said Molinaro. “I see the difference as I travel around our Borough. Working together, we are maintaining Staten Island’s reputation as the cleanest and greenest Borough in New York City.”
Molinaro complimented the Clean Team -- comprised of Borough Hall staffers and Arthur Kill Correctional Facility inmates – for clearing trash from more than 20 sites Islandwide so far this Spring.
“Many sites were not only eyesores, but hazardous as well,” said Molinaro. “Some bus stop sidewalks get so choked by weeds and tall grass that people are forced to wait in the street.”
Molinaro announced that the Clean Team will be dispatched to other big jobs in the coming weeks that were recommended by Community Boards and Borough Hall staffers, “but we also want Islanders to call us about any public property that needs our attention. Let’s welcome Spring with a clean-up!”
To request trash clean-ups or graffiti removal, contact the Borough President’s Helpline at (718) 816-2000. The sites will be recorded and listed for future clean-ups.
Sites recently cleaned by the Borough President’s “Clean Team”
March – April 2009
FRONT STREET from EDGEWATER PLAZA to HANNAH ST.
HYLAN BOULEVARD and BUFFALO STREET
ARBUTUS AVENUE
PLATINUM AVENUE, near YUKON AVENUE BUS DEPOT and COSTCO
VAN DUZER STREET and CEBRA AVENUE
DECKER FARM, Richmond Hill Road
BLOOMINGDALE ROAD and ARTHUR KILL ROAD
SHELDON AVENUE and DELMAR AVENUE
SIGNS ROAD and FATHER CAPODANNO BLVD.
HAMILTON AVENUE and STUYVESANT PLACE
RICHMOND TERRACE between ALASKA ST. and VAN ST.
BRIELLE AVENUE from BRADLEY AVENUE to ROCKLAND AVENUE
FOREST HILL ROAD from SOUTH GANNON AVENUE to MARSH AVENUE
TYRELLAN AVENUE and VETERANS ROAD WEST and EAST
ARTHUR KILL ROAD and BLOOMINGDALE ROAD
CLARKE AVENUE and RICHMOND HILL ROAD
120th, 122nd, and 123rd PRECINCT STATIONHOUSES
HYLAN BOULEVARD and OLGA PLACE
VICTORY BOULEVARD and TRAVIS AVENUE
GUYON AVENUE and MILL ROAD
April 21, 2009