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.

NATIONAL GRID
1-800-322-3223
Power outages:
1-800-465-1212
National Grid website

NATIONAL GRID
1-800-870-1664
Gas Emergencies:
1-800-640-1595
National Grid

COX CABLE COMPANY (TV, Telephone, Internet)
401-383-2000
Cox Cable Co.

VERIZON (TV, Telephone, Internet)
1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966)
Verizon’s website

DIRECTV (Satellite TV)
1-855-463-7359 DirectTV

HUGHES NET (Satellite Internet, VOIP)
1-866-347-3292
Hughes Net website

DSL INTERNET PROVIDERS (TV, Telephone, Internet)
1-888-275-6807
DSL website

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 the City of Providence website.
Bulky items (including appliances, mattresses, couches and other common household furniture) must be scheduled for trash pick-up. Learn more at the City of Providence City of Providence website .
For more information about trash and recycling collection, please visit the Providence Department of Public Works website.