alternate side - street cleaning

anyone know why most of PH has street cleaning 4x a week, but most of the slope has street cleaning only 2x a week?

and what about other BK neighborhoods? what's more common?

just curious.

Street cleaning regs are based on a 'scorecard' of how clean your neighborhood is generally...Park Slope is a 'cleaner' neighborhood than PH - meaning that there is a lesser likelihood of finding trash in the street in PS than in PH. Some Brooklyn nabes have NO alternate side - because their streets have so little trash that running a street cleaner through there even on a weekly basis is not worth the effort.

If only we kept our streets and sidewalks a little cleaner, we would have a higher score, and could petition for alternate side to be reduced!

I'd love cleaner streets! I'm out in front of my shop 4 or more times a day with the broom, because so much street garbage blows around. It looks so bad. How can we keep it cleaner, aside from the obvious {don't litter, etc.}?

I've found that once I'm out sweeping the stoop and picking up the street, others notice and are appreciative/complimentary. Just yesterday I had someone join me. If you seem concerned for the neighborhood's upkeep, it will hopefully follow suit. No, it's not the most drastic means of protesting litter, but setting an example can be effective.

sje wrote: How can we keep it cleaner?

beat the kids that stand in front of the chinese place and toss trash onto the sidewalk senseless :twisted:

Click here for the last 12 month's 'scorecard' (we are Community District 8 ) for streets and sidewalks:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/ops/downloads/pdf/scorecard/brooklyn_2005.pdf

And click here for an explanation of the scorecard concept - and a GREAT example of bureaucracy in action...

http://www.nyc.gov/html/ops/downloads/pdf/scorecard/about_scorecard.pdf

That's interesting, but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the numbers. One month, CB8 is the filthiest, the next month the cleanest.

Don't forget the revenue generation. Street cleaning = more parking tickets = more $$$ for the city.

Despite the cleanliness of the streets in Park Slope the city tried to go back to a 4 times a week schedule recently. This was strongly opposed by residents because it was clear they were just trying to get more money from the extra tickets.

Most people think if the streets are clean the city will cut back services but they won't without a fight. They'll drop trash collection down to once a week before they cut street cleaning to 2 times a week because of the money they make.

DLW5 wrote: I've found that once I'm out sweeping the stoop and picking up the street, others notice and are appreciative/complimentary. Just yesterday I had someone join me. If you seem concerned for the neighborhood's upkeep, it will hopefully follow suit. No, it's not the most drastic means of protesting litter, but setting an example can be effective.

...just dont sweep it into the street