Citywide overview · Morning
NYFE Morning: October 30, 2026
Published · New York time
Brooklyn’s first residential Empire Bins are being installed, a College Point lottery has four apartments, and a New Springville business plans a seasonal skating rink. Manhattan and the Bronx have no new verified item in this edition.
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Empire Bins reach Garden Place
Buildings with over 30 apartments are covered; those with 10 to 30 can opt in.
Sanitation crews began installing stationary trash containers in Brooklyn Heights on October 29, starting a rollout of more than 700 units across Community District 2.
Property managers will open the locked receptacles with a key card or smartphone app. DSNY expects the district’s installation work to finish by the end of fall.
- Mayor Mamdani Installs Brooklyn’s First Residential Empire Bins, Bringing City Closer to Trash-Free Sidewalks ↗Source published October 29, 2026
- Mayor Mamdani helps install new trash bins in Brooklyn Heights to fight rat population ↗Source published Oct 29, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT
College Point lottery offers four apartments
Applications close November 11, with household size and earnings determining eligibility.
At 6-05 129th Street, two one-bedroom homes cost $2,200 a month and two larger units have $2,500 rents.
The one-bedroom annual income range runs from $84,103 to $198,510 for households of up to three people; two-bedroom limits run from $96,652 to $238,160 for two to five residents. The maximum varies with the number of occupants, and an asset limit also applies. Submit through Housing Connect by November 11.
- Less than two weeks left to sign up for housing lottery in College Point, rent starts at $2,200 ↗Source published Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- Lottery Details -Housing Connect ↗
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Outdoor rink planned for New Springville
The mall plaza between Barnes & Noble and Shake Shack is the proposed site.
Carmine Gualtieri plans to begin building Skate Staten Island this week, aiming to finish before November 13.
The project at Staten Island Mall pairs real ice with skate rentals, a restaurant and heated dining igloos. A chiller would keep the surface frozen, while a compact resurfacer would maintain it.
- A new gathering place with ice skating, igloos and holiday entertainment coming to Staten Island Mall ↗Source published Oct 29, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT
