City of Providence David Cicilline, Mayor of Providence
City Action Guide
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Type of Problem Department Call
Abandoned buildings Building Inspection & Standards 421-7740 x 372
Abandoned vehicles Providence Police Department 272-3121 x 2144
Aircraft Noise R.I Airport Corporation 732-3621
Clogged catch basins Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 32
Damaged street lights Narragansett Electric Co. 1-800-322-3223
Domestic violence Providence Police Department 243-6407
Drug dealing Providence Police Department 272-3121
Garbage pick up Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 15
Graffiti Anti-Graffiti Patrol 421-7740 x 300
Grass cuttings in public parks Providence Parks Department 785-9450 x 230
Headstone repair in cemetaries Providence Park Department 331-0177
Hit-and-run Unit Providence Police Department 243-6409
Housing Court Providence Housing Court 243-6410
Housing Violations Building Inspection & Standards 421-7740 x 348
Illegal apartments Building Inspection & Standards 421-7740 x 355
Illegal parking by hydrants Providence Police Department 272-1111
Illegal posted bills Anti-Graffiti Patrol 421-7740 x 300
Leaky hydrants Water Supply Board 521-6300 x 7150
Litter removal Department of Public Works 467-7950
Loitering Providence Police Department 272-3121
Missing Street Signs Traffic Engineering 781-4044
Mosquito borne virus RI Department of Environmental Management 222-2793
Noise from business Providence Police Department 272-3121
Noise from construction Providence Police Department 272-3121
Noise from homes Providence Police Department 272-3121
Overflowing dumpsters Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 15
Parking on unpaved surfaces Providence Police Department 272-3121
Playground maitenance Providence Parks Department 785-9450 x 230
Potholes Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 14
Rats Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 15
Reckless driving Providence Police Department 272-1111
Repaving Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 37
Restriping crosswalks Traffic Engineering 781-4044
School information Providence Public School Department 456-9100
Snow removal Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 14
Special event information Providence Parks Department 621-1992
Storm damage Providence Parks Department 785-9450 x 270
Stray / unlicensed animals Providence Police Department 272-3121 x 2621
Parking Tickets Providence Municipal Court 243-6414
Traffic Division Providence Police Department 243-6419
Tree replacement Providence Parks Department 785-9450 x 218
Unpermitted home repair Building Inspection & Standards 421-7740 x 353
Unsafe structures Building Inspection & Standards 421-7740 x 353
Weeds and overgrowth Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 15
Vacant lots Department of Public Works 467-7950 x 15

* For additional help, you can always call the Citizens Assistance Office at 421-2489


January 2003