According to the New York City Department of Sanitation, 49 workers have been pricked by needles so far this year.
With the expansion of NYC's curbside composting program, New Yorkers no longer have to wait for specific days to dispose their Christmas tree.
A New York City sanitation worker was critically injured Monday morning when he was struck by a car in the Bronx.
Under the sanitation department, emergency snow shovelers will remove snow and ice from city bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants and other public areas after heavy snowfalls.
Curbside composting is now available in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island after the city previously launched the program in Queens and Brooklyn.
Richard Errico, 54, was killed instantly after officials say he tumbled out of the cab and slipped beneath the wheels of a 65,000-pound sanitation truck.