North Hempstead Highway crews will be hitting the streets around the clock this week to sweep up the winter debris on town streets as the annual Operation: Clean Sweep gets underway, according to Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth. This two-week initiative is held each spring and aims to sweep every mile of North Hempstead roads.
“The winter leaves the streets full of dirt and debris, which is in part the result of sanding our roads to keep them safe over the winter months,” said Bosworth. “That’s why Operation: Clean Sweep is so important. It will make our roads cleaner and safer for motorists and cyclists. This is North Hempstead’s spring cleaning.”
Last year, the town’s environ-mentally friendly bio-fueled street sweepers kept debris out of the town’s freshwater catch basins, as required by New York State, and gobbled up 5-million pounds of debris, with an even higher total expected this year.
In order to make Clean Sweep a success, the Highway Department asks that residents refrain from parking vehicles on town roads from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. during Operation: Clean Sweep days. The public’s cooperation will ensure that the roads get as clean as possible.
This week (Monday, April 25, to Friday, April 29), all areas NOT within incorporated villages and south of the Long Island Expressway (LIE) will be swept. Next week (Monday, May 2, to Friday, May 6), all areas NOT within incorporated villages and north of the LIE will be swept.
The complete schedule follows.
Street Cleaning South of the LIE
Monday, April 25
• Albertson, beginning at train station and heading west
• Manhasset Hills section, heading towards city line
• South Park (Roslyn Heights)
Tuesday, April 26
• Searingtown
• New Hyde Park, E/O Denton Avenue and N/O Hillside Avenue
Wednesday, April 27
• Country Club section
• West Williston
• Devonshire section, E/O Denton Avenue and S/O Hillside Avenue
• New Hyde Park, W/O Denton Avenue and N/O Hillside Avenue
Thursday, April 28
• Stewart Avenue section, from North NHP, continuing W/O Denton Avenue
• NHP, W/O Denton Avenue and S/O Hillside Avenue, including Barwick, Willis, Cherry and McKee
Friday, April 29
• Touching up, cleaning up and spot sweeping where necessary
*Note that dates are subject to change based on weather conditions and volume of debris
Street Cleaning North of the LIE
Monday, May 2
• Port Washington: E/S PW Boulevard, beginning in New Salem and heading north; W/S PW Boulevard, beginning at Marino Avenue and heading north
• Great Neck: University Gardens
• Manhasset: South Strathmore
Tuesday, May 3
• Port Washington: Continuing north from Monday’s cutoff location
• Great Neck: Pembroke and Jayson Avenues
• Manhasset: South Strathmore
• Roslyn: W/S Mineola Avenue, from LIE to village line; west, north and east parks
Wednesday, May 4
• Great Neck: Terrace Circle; Little Neck; Saddle Rock; Manor section
• Manhasset: North Strathmore, W/O Plandome Road and N/O Northern Boulevard
• Roslyn: E/S Mineola Avenue, from LIE to village line; Glenwood Landing; Greenvale
Thursday, May 5
• Great Neck: Terrace Circle; Manor section; Allenwood section; Harbor Hills; Embassy Court/Russell Woods Road
• Manhasset: W/O Plandome Road and N/O Northern Boulevard, behind St. Mary’s
Friday, May 6
• Touching up, cleaning up and spot sweeping where necessary
—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead
