§ 20-02 Commercial Waste Zones.
RCNY § 20-02
a. The geographic area of the city of New York shall be divided into 20 commercial waste zones as follows: Zone nameZone geographic areaZone nameZone geographic areaLower ManhattanCommunity district 101Manhattan SouthwestCommunity district 102Manhattan SoutheastCommunity districts 103, 106Midtown SouthThe geographic area of community district 105 south of 37th StreetMidtown NorthThe geographic area of community district 105 north of 37th StreetManhattan WestCommunity districts 104, 107, and commercial establishments located on Central Park WestManhattan NortheastCommunity district 108, excluding Roosevelt Island, community district 111, and Central Park (Joint Interest Area 64), excluding commercial establishments located on Central Park WestUpper ManhattanCommunity districts 109, 110, 112Bronx WestCommunity districts 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, Van Cortlandt Park (Joint Interest Area 26), and Bronx Park (Joint Interest Area 27)Bronx EastCommunity districts 202, 209, 210, 211, 212, and Pelham Bay Park (Joint Interest Area 28)Brooklyn NorthCommunity districts 301, 303, 304Brooklyn WestCommunity districts 302, 306, 307Brooklyn EastCommunity districts 305, 308, 309, 316, 317, 318, Prospect Park (Joint Interest Area 55), and Brooklyn Gateway National Recreation Area (Joint Interest Area 56)Brooklyn SouthwestCommunity districts 310, 311, 312Brooklyn SouthCommunity districts 313, 314, 315Queens WestCommunity districts 401, 402, and Roosevelt IslandQueens CentralCommunity districts 403, 404, 405, 406, LaGuardia Airport (Joint Interest Area 80), and Forest Park (Joint Interest Area 82)Queens NortheastCommunity districts 407, 408, 411, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (Joint Interest Area 81)Queens SoutheastCommunity districts 409, 410, 412, 413, 414, JFK International Airport (Joint Interest Area 83), and Queens Gateway National Recreation Area (Joint Interest Area 84)Staten IslandCommunity districts 501, 502, 503, and Staten Island Gateway National Recreation Area (Joint Interest Area 95) (b) Awardees for one or more of the commercial waste zones set forth in subdivision (a) of this section and for citywide containerized service are authorized to commence service in the awarded zones on the following implementation start and final implementation dates: Zone nameImplementation start dateFinal implementation dateQueens CentralSeptember 3, 2024January 2, 2025Bronx EastOctober 1, 2025November 30, 2025 Bronx WestOctober 1, 2025November 30, 2025 Queens NortheastJanuary 1, 2026February 28, 2026 Brooklyn SouthJanuary 1, 2026February 28, 2026 Lower ManhattanApril 1, 2026May 31, 2026 Midtown SouthJuly 1, 2026August 31, 2026 Staten IslandJuly 1, 2026August 31, 2026 (Added City Record 2/14/2020, eff. 3/15/2020; amended City Record 4/19/2024, eff. 5/19/2024; amended City Record 6/30/2025, eff. 7/30/2025; amended City Record 10/9/2025, eff. 11/8/2025; amended City Record 11/25/2025, eff. 12/25/2025; amended City Record 4/3/2026, eff. 5/3/2026)













