Did you know Bay Ridgites apparently love their Shih Tzus, while Bensonhurst folks prefer Yorkies? Learn more trivial doggie facts with this map of New York City’s canines by WNYC – complete with lists featuring categories of favorite names for both male dogs and bitches.
“It’s okay, Kitteh. Humans aren’t all bad.” (Image source: cuatrok77 via Flickr)
The following is a press release from the office of City Councilman Vincent Gentile:
On September 12th, Councilmembers Peter F. Vallone Jr. and Vincent J. Gentile introduced legislation that would create a registry listing anyone who has been convicted of animal abuse or cruelty. All persons included on the registry would be prohibited from owning an animal. Continue reading »
A dog run in Manhattan. Note the obnoxious Red Sox gear (Image by Ed Yourdon via Flickr).
According to Steve from Bay Ridge Barks, planned improvements to the Owl’s Head Park dog run announced last year by Councilman Gentile and written about more recently by Home Reporter’s Denise Romano – while making things more pleasant for dog owners and walkers in the long run – will unfortunately close the canine-friendly space during the “peak dog time” of spring and summer 2013.
The $850,000 renovation project earmarks $200,000 for new creature comforts that include gravel, benches, fences, and water fountains. Continue reading »
The accompanying photos, by shutterbug David Tan, each show a woman sharing a moment with her furry companion on a Bay Ridge park bench. The first picture was taken at the 69th Street Pier on June 27, the second at Owl’s Head Park on June 24.
To see more of David’s world-class work, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).