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DSNY — NYC Department of Sanitation

Code: DSNY (official acronym)

Description: NYC Department of Sanitation. This is the city agency that handles trash, recycling, street cleaning, and some sanitation enforcement.

Practical Meaning: A DSNY violation is a sanitation notice of violation. It usually means the property may have a problem such as dirty sidewalk, improper trash set-out, litter, or failure to follow recycling or waste rules.

Where You May See It: On a Notice of Violation from DSNY or OATH/ECB, often after an inspector sees a sanitation problem near a home or building.

Why It Matters: For NYC homeowners, DSNY violations can lead to fines, repeat-offender penalties, and extra enforcement if the same problem happens again. Repeated violations may raise the base penalty, and sanitation problems can also make a property look poorly maintained.

Source: NYC Department of Sanitation