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Illegal Dumping for complaints about dirty step streets report as Past Illegal Dumping

Sidewalk staircases, also known as step streets, are pedestrian-only stairways built in hilly areas where it is too steep to have an actual road.

You can report trip hazards, crumbling stairs, loose railings, and other damage on sidewalk staircases.

Report a problem with a sidewalk staircase.

If the location is not a sidewalk staircase, use Broken Sidewalk page.

For complaints about a dirty sidewalk staircase or step street, use the Illegal Dumping page to report as Past Illegal Dumping.

The only streets in the Bronx for which a Sidewalk Staircase Defect can be taken are:

The only streets in Brooklyn for which a Sidewalk Staircase Defect can be taken are:

Cropsey Avenue
Highland Boulevard (at Barbey Street)
74 Street (Ridge Boulevard - Colonial Road)
76 Street (Ridge Boulevard - Colonial Road)

The only streets in Manhattan for which a Sidewalk Staircase Defect can be taken are:

Broadway Terrace (at Fairview Avenue)
Pinehurst Avenue (at West 181 Street)
East 42 Street (at Tudor City Place)
East 43 Street (1 Avenue to Tudor City Place)
East 51 Street (at FDR Drive)
West 99 Street (at Riverside Drive)
West 100 Street (at Riverside Drive)
West 106 Street (at Riverside Drive)
West 111 Street (at Riverside Drive)
West 112 Street (at Riverside Drive)
West 155 Street (at Macombs Place)
West 157 Street (at Edgecombe Avenue)
West 158 Street (at Henry Hudson Parkway)
West 187 Street (Fort Washington to Overlook Terrace)
West 214 Street (Seaman Avenue to Park Terrace West)
West 215 Street (Broadway to Park Terrace East)

The only streets in Queens for which a Sidewalk Staircase Defect can be taken are:

Cooper (at 80 Street)
25 Avenue (Butler Street to Ditmars Boulevard)
53 Avenue (64 Street to 65 Place)
110 Street (37 Avenue to 37 Drive)

The only streets in Staten Island for which a Sidewalk Staircase Defect can be taken are:

Avon Place (Victory Boulevard to Willis Avenue)
East Buchanan Avenue (York Avenue to York Terrace)
Park Place (Highview Place to York Avenue)
Tompkins Circle (at Victory Boulevard)