Overgrown Grass or Weeds

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Blocked Sidewalk or Street to report overgrown weeds or grass severely blocking the path of pedestrians
Park Maintenance Complaint to report overgrown weeds or grass in a public park
Street Sign Complaint to report overgrown weeds or grass blocking the view of a stop sign

You can report overgrown grass or weeds on highways, road medians, and traffic islands.

You can report tall or unsightly grass or weeds on a highway shoulder or median to the Department of Transportation (DOT).

DOT does not accept reports of high grass or weeds on City streets. The following are considered streets, not highways:

Conduit (Queens)
Eastern Parkway (Brooklyn)
Fort Hamilton Parkway (Brooklyn)
Kings Highway (Brooklyn)
Mount Eden Parkway (Bronx)
Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)
Pelham Parkway (Bronx)
West Side (Joe DiMaggio) Highway (Manhattan)

Report overgrown grass or weeds on a highway.

Traffic island and median complaints are routed differently depending on whether there is landscaping on the site. Landscaped traffic islands or medians have benches or planted trees, shrubs, or flowers.

Without Landscaping:

You can report overgrown weeds or grass on an unlandscaped traffic island or median to the Department of Sanitation (DSNY).

DSNY responds to this type of report within 5 business days.

Report overgrown grass or weeds on a traffic island or median without landscaping.

With Landscaping:

The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) accepts reports of overgrown weeds or grass on landscaped traffic islands or medians.

Report overgrown weeds or grass on a landscaped traffic island or median.

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Overgrown Grass or Weeds

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Report overgrown grass or weeds on a highway.

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Report overgrown weeds or grass on a landscaped traffic island or median.

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