They’re making a massive stink in Washington Heights.
With pooch poop lining its streets and sidewalks, the neighborhood is the No.1 ZIP code with probably the most gripes about canine number-two’s in 2025, per new 311 criticism information.
Repping ZIP code 10032 — however boasting zero dog-waste-bag dispensers — Washington Heights produced 160 of the greater than 1,600 poop complaints filed for the reason that daybreak of the yr, per the report, obtained by Gothamist.
It’s a funked-up accolade previously held by Hamilton Heights again in 2023.
However when piles of steaming stool set the usual, nobody actually wins.
“Please pick up your dog’s poop, it’s getting out of hand,” barked a peeved pedestrian in a digital plea. “I can’t get back to my apartment without feeling nauseous by the time I get up the stairs.”
“I can deal with every part of the city except for this part,” he added, “because this part does not have to be a part of the city.”
Equally nauseated New Yorkers agree.
Throughout the boroughs, the fuss over feces has reportedly remained on a gentle climb for the reason that pandemic.
Metropolis officers have acquired a staggering 1,622 dog-waste complaints within the first half of this yr, alone, the info exhibits. These grievances dwarf the 1,426 and 1,392 crappy carps created from January to June of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Jessica S. Tisch, commissioner of the Division of Sanitation, not too long ago wagged a scolding finger at canine homeowners who fail to scrub up after their pups, vowing to hit offenders with a $250 high quality.
Sadly, nonetheless, the specter of hefty dues hasn’t completed a lot to resolve the doo situation.
Residents and common guests of the upscale Higher East Aspect beforehand instructed The Submit that the in any other case good nabe had develop into “full of s—t.”
However fortunately the UES has since cleaned up its act. In truth, it didn’t even make it into the highest 10 rating of this yr’s pooh-plagued locations.
Securing the second slot on the smelly record is Flatbush, Brooklyn, ZIP code 11226, the place there are solely two dog-doo baggie dispensers. There, residents leveled 51 complaints in regards to the hound heaps.
Surprisingly, the great people of Fordham Manor and Norwood within the Bronx, which share ZIP code 10467, issued 31 complaints regardless of housing a powerful 34 poop-pickup posts.
Brooklyn’s East New York, ZIP code 11208, took final place on the rank roster, owing to the scant 24 doggy doo-doo calls its individuals made to the 311 hotline, to date.
Right here’s a have a look at NYC’s high 10 scat-scatters spots.
- Washington Heights, Manhattan (10032); 160 complaints; 0 dispensers
- Flatbush, Brooklyn (11226); 51 complaints; 2 dispensers
- Far Rockaway/Bayswater, Queens (11691); 37 complaints; 12 dispensers
- Kingsbridge, Bronx (10463); 35 complaints; 7 dispensers
- West Farms, Bronx (10460); 31 complaints; 11 dispensers
- Fordham Manor/Norwood, Bronx (10467); 31 complaints; 34 dispensers
- East New York, Brooklyn (11207); 31 complaints; 14 dispensers
- Mattress-Stuy/Brownsville/Crown Heights, Brooklyn (11233); 28 complaints; 11 dispensers
- Soundview, Bronx (10472); 25 complaints; 1 dispenser
- East New York, Brooklyn (11208); 24 complaints; 4 dispensers.
