New York City Department of Sanitation

Department of Sanitation

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Department overview
Formed	December 20, 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-20)
Jurisdiction	New York City
Headquarters	125 Worth Street New York, NY
Motto	New York's Strongest
Employees	7,978 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors 1,743 civilian employees
Annual budget	$1.90 billion (FY 2024)
Department executives	Jessica Tisch, Commissioner Javier Lohan, First Deputy Commissioner Anthony Pennolino, Chief of Department
Key document	New York City Charter
Website	www.nyc.gov/sanitation

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is the department of the government of New York City^[1] responsible for garbage collection, recycling collection, street cleaning, and snow removal. The DSNY is the primary operator of the New York City waste management system.^[2]

The DSNY motto "New York's Strongest" was coined by Harry Nespoli, long-time President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 831, to describe the Department of Sanitation's football team in the late 1970s to early 1980s.^[3] The section of Worth Street between Centre and Baxter Streets in Manhattan is named "Avenue of the Strongest" in their honor.