City Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia came to P.S. 127 in Bay Ridge on Tuesday to help launch an anti-litter essay contest for elementary school students in state Sen. Marty Golden’s district.

The title of the winning submission in Penn Hills Anti-Littering’s inaugural essay contest by Therone Wade stressed the message that littering “is never good for anyone,” including people ...

The essay must answer one or both of two questions in 300-500 words. The prompts are "how does litter negatively affect a community or your community?" and "what can I do to help keep my community ...