Yonkers Insider: City of Yonkers: CITY OF YONKERS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS DAY-FRI. 5/20 @ 11 A.M.

 

CITY OF YONKERS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS DAY.

 

Yonkers Public School Students to Learn How DPW Improves the Lives of Yonkers Residents.

 

 

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will join Department of Public Works (DPW) Commissioner Thomas G. Meier and Yonkers Public Schools students and staff Friday, May 20 at 11:00AM at Casimir Pulaski School (150 Kings Cross) to celebrate National Public Works Day.

 

Students from Casimir Pulaski School will spend the morning learning about what the City’s DPW does on a daily basis to improve the lives of Yonkers residents. They will specifically learn about the City’s recycling and sustainability efforts.

 

Yonkers Department of Public Works:

·        Picks up over 200 million pounds of trash per year with 4.6 million stops each year

·        Maintains over 1,000 miles of road per year

·        Manages the 30 million gallons of water per day that passes through the City system

·        Maintains over 25,000 manholes and cleans and repairs 11,500 catch basins per year

·        Consists of over 370 employees

 

May 15-21, 2022 is National Public Works Week.