Mayor Bill de Blasio is buying 14 new custom-built sidewalk cleaning trucks for $1.8 million. Each vehicle works like a Zamboni machine, with street cleaners walking behind them as they scrub.

The $48,000 machine was given a temporary repair, and has been in service ever since. Workers have used a variety of cleaning compounds on the sidewalks, but visible stains remain. Representatives ...

The head of the Streets Sanitation Division told block club leaders and city lawmakers Monday that he wants to buy new all-season machines that clean sidewalks of debris in warmer weather and plow ...

the Town of Cobourg has put a new sidewalk vacuum machine to good use in the downtown core. Purchased for $5,000 through the North Toronto Auction from the Toronto Zoo, the Madvac will provide ...

Portland Mall Management Inc. is renting the sidewalk cleaning machine for a six month trial period as tackles the problem of keeping public spaces and sidewalks clear bird droppings around the city’s ...

These machines run about $15,000 to $30,000. Having a couple of them cleaning sidewalks, especially in tourist areas, would do a lot to keep up our reputation as a safe and clean destination.