Key Contacts for Students Living Off-Campus
City of Providence Contact Information
Abandoned buildings
Building Inspection & Standards
401-421-7740 x 350
Abandoned vehicles
Providence Police Department
401-272-3121 x 6420
Animal Control
Animal Control
401-243-6040 / 272-3121
Bad Housing Conditions
Code Enforcement
401-421-7740 x 353 or 401-680-5201
City Council meetings
City Clerk
401-421-7740 x 248
City Ordinances
City Clerk
401-421-7740 x 248
Damaged street lights
National Grid
1-800-322-3223
Garbage, debris or junk
Public Works
401-467-7950
Graffiti Vandalism
Anti-Graffiti Patrol
401-421-7740 x 300
Housing violations
Code Enforcement
401-421-7740 x 350
Licenses (special events/dog)
Board of Licenses
401-421-7740 x 205
Potholes
Public Works
401-467-7950
Snow removal on streets
Public Works
401-467-7950
Unsafe structures
Building Inspection
401-421-7740 x 350
For additional help, you can call the Citizens Assistance Office at 401-421-2489.
Utilities, Trash & Recycling
Electricity
NATIONAL GRID
1-800-322-3223
Power outages:
1-800-465-1212
https://www1.nationalgridus.com/StateLandingRI
Natural Gas
NATIONAL GRID
1-800-870-1664
Gas Emergencies:
1-800-640-1595
https://www1.nationalgridus.com/StateLandingRI
Communication Services
COX CABLE COMPANY (TV, Telephone, Internet)
401-383-2000
https://www.cox.com
VERIZON (TV, Telephone, Internet)
1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966)
https://www.verizon.com/home/internet-service-provider/
DIRECTV (Satellite TV)
1-855-463-7359
HUGHES NET (Satellite Internet, VOIP)
1-866-347-3292
https://internet.hughesnet.com
DSL INTERNET PROVIDERS (TV, Telephone, Internet)
1-888-275-6807
https://www.internetproviders.com/dsl/
Trash & Recycling Collection
- Recycling is required in the city of Providence. For information about what can and can’t go in the recycling bin, please visit The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation.
- Recycling bins and trash are collected on same day, though by separate trucks. To look up your trash and recycling collection day, see here.
- Bulky items (including appliances, mattresses, couches and other common household furniture) must be scheduled for trash pick-up. Learn more here.
- For more information about trash and recycling collection, please visit the Providence Department of Public Works website.
