DSNY Remembers

This digital exhibit explores the incredible— and largely unknown— story of the vital role that the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) played in the rescue and recovery efforts following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. DSNY led the debris removal efforts to facilitate the rescue work of FDNY and NYPD, hosted the forensics operation at the former Fresh Kills Landfill, and cleaned and provided dust suppression for all of lower Manhattan, allowing the City to eventually re-open. All the while, it continued to provide its regular services of refuse collection and street cleaning for all New Yorkers, uninterrupted.