Shred Fest NYC May 3, 2009

Shred Fest NYC is the City’s free shredding event, held to increase public awareness of identity theft prevention and to remind New Yorkers about the importance of shredding documents that contain personal information before throwing them away. In addition to having their documents shredded in truck mounted industrial shredding equipment, New Yorkers will receive information on how to prevent identify theft, and the first five people to arrive with their papers at each site will receive a free paper shredder, donated by Staples. All of the shredded paper generated by Shred Fest NYC will be recycled.

New Yorkers are invited to bring boxes or bags of documents, mail or any paper materials, including bank statements, paycheck stubs or credit card applications to be shredded in trucks mounted with industrial shredding equipment provided pro bono by Code Shred, Brink’s Document Destruction, and USA Shred.

Shred Fest locations include:

Bronx
* Franz Sigel Park (corner of E 158th Street and Grand Concourse)
* Bronx Park (corner of Bronx Park East and Boston Road, near Abrams Playground)

Brooklyn
* Prospect Park (Prospect Park West and 5th Street)
* Bensonhurst Park (Cropsey Avenue and Bay 29th Street)
* Cadman Plaza (Cadman Plaza West, Opposite Clark Street)

Manhattan
* Union Square (North Plaza, East 16th Street and Union Square West)
* Central Park (Columbus Circle, 59th St. and Central Park W.)
* St. Nicholas Park (135th St. & St. Nicholas Ave.)

Queens
* Flushing Meadows Corona Park (111th Street and 54th Avenue in the parking lot)
* Doughboy Plaza (52nd Street and Woodside Avenue)

Staten Island
* Arthur Von Briesen Park (parking lot at Bay Street and School Road)

Official Website: http://nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events_search.php?id=165929