Special Waste Drop-Off, Manhattan (Two Bridges)
DSNY’s Manhattan Special Waste Drop-Off is at 74 Pike Slip, under the Manhattan Bridge on the Lower East Side.
The Special Waste Drop-Off, Manhattan (Two Bridges) is at 74 Pike Slip, between Cherry Street and South Street, under the Manhattan Bridge; DSNY lists the neighborhood as Lower East Side/Two Bridges. Its hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed on legal holidays and in severe weather.
Serves: New York City trash pickup and drop-off rules.
About this site
For what Two Bridges refuses, such as chemicals, fire extinguishers and medications, DSNY’s SAFE Disposal events still ahead in 2026 are at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn (October 11), Midland Beach on Staten Island (October 17) and Orchard Beach in the Bronx (October 24). Any New York City resident may use them.
Rules at every DSNY drop-off
All five Special Waste Drop-Off sites work the same way: you unload yourself with DSNY staff on hand, the sites are for New York City residents only, proof of residency may be requested, and businesses and commercial vehicles are turned away. The accepted list and per-visit limits are the same everywhere; see the NYC Department of Sanitation listing.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- New York
- City
- New York City
- Address
- 74 Pike Slip, Manhattan, NY
- Hours
- Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed legal holidays and in severe weather
- Who can use it
- New York City residents only; staff may ask for a New York State driver license or utility bill; no businesses or commercial vehicles
- Takes
- Aerosols, all batteries, e-waste, vapes, fluorescent bulbs, skin lightening products, and per visit up to 10 quarts of motor oil or transmission fluid, two motor oil filters, 5 gallons of paint, four passenger car tires and two mercury devices
- Does not take
- Household cleaners, pesticides, gasoline, gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, medications and sharps, which go to SAFE Disposal events; business waste
- Run by
- New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
- Phone
- 212-639-9675
- Official website
- nyc.gov
- Primary source
- nyc.gov
- Last verified
Questions
Where exactly is the Manhattan Special Waste Drop-Off at Two Bridges?
Where do Manhattan residents take chemicals the Two Bridges site refuses?
Is the Lower East Side drop-off the same as Two Bridges?
Sources
- New York City Department of Sanitation, Special Waste Drop-Off: site location and entrance, hours, accepted items and limits, rules.
- New York City Department of Sanitation, SAFE Disposal Events: upcoming borough events and what they take.
Sources and corrections
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