The city says there are approximately 72,000 catch basins in the city. As of July 2024, DPW's crews have cleaned, 5,005. The department is averaging 320 catch basin cleanings per month.

The city officially launched its “Adopt-A-Catch Basin” pilot program in Greenpoint on Tuesday, hoping to deputize locals as volunteer storm drain supervisors. Greenpointers who sign up for the program ...

According to the city's Department of Public Works, as of July crews have cleaned 5,055 catch basins and flushed more than 7,000 linear feet of drain lines.

Vegan block party The Humane Society of Louisiana and several partners are hosting an End of Summer Vegan Block Party from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 19, in the 1300 block of Prytania St.

DEP catch basins have helped alleviate flooding near the intersection of Grimsby Street and Mapleton Avenue shown Thursday, July 21, 2022, but some water still pools in pot holes on the block.