News from Councilman G. Oliver Koppell

KOPPELL OBTAINS ADDITIONAL LITTER BASKETS FOR DISTRICT

Council Member Oliver Koppell was successful in persuading the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to increase the number of garbage baskets in the district because of complaints from constituents about litter on the street, particularly in the area of West 238^th Street.

Koppell indicated that the commercial nature of West 238^th Street requires that there be baskets to deposit the litter that businesses generate.  Consequently, he asked for the replacement of the basket removed from Greystone Avenue and West 238^th Street and requested that additional containers be placed in the area.

The Department of Sanitation replaced this garbage basket and added one at Fieldston Road and West 238^th Street.    There are now garbage baskets on Waldo Avenue at West 236^th and 238^th and Streets. 

“I anticipate that the streets around West 238^th Street will be cleaner because of these added litter baskets.  I would caution people, however, not to use the baskets for the disposal of household garbage as this will cause them to overflow and Sanitation to remove them,” Koppell said.

STEP STREET MADE SAFER THROUGH KOPPELL’S EFFORTS

 

Concerned that the poor lighting and accumulation of debris, on the step street that connects Gale Place with Bailey Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park West, made the steps unsafe for pedestrians, Koppell successfully petitioned the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to remove the trash, rocks and tree limbs that had been scattered everywhere on the steps and for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fix the lights, a project that had been postponed for a long time.

“Now the steps are much safer at night and less of a tripping hazard. I am grateful for the agencies’ response to my requests to improve conditions for residents in my district”   Koppell stated.