Urban Animals Top Stories on DNAinfo - Monday, April 16, 2018 | 6:12pm https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york New York Neighborhood News //fluffyclouds.dnainfo.com/img/svg/logo_newyork.svg Urban Animals Top Stories on DNAinfo - Monday, April 16, 2018 | 6:12pm https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york 111 33 Urban Animals Top Stories on DNAinfo - Monday, April 16, 2018 | 6:12pm Forest Park Bird Feeders to Return in Coming Weeks, City Says https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/kew-gardens/forest-park-bird-feeders-queens-county-bird-club-parks-department Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:19:38 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/kew-gardens/forest-park-bird-feeders-queens-county-bird-club-parks-department Forest Park Bird Feeders to Return in Coming Weeks, City Says

The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November. 

]]> PHOTOS: Costumed Dogs on Parade at Great Fort Greene PUPkin [GOTHAMIST] http://gothamist.com/2017/10/29/photos_halloween_doggos_great_pupkin.php#photo-1 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:54:50 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.comhttp://gothamist.com/2017/10/29/photos_halloween_doggos_great_pupkin.php#photo-1 PHOTOS: Costumed Dogs on Parade at Great Fort Greene PUPkin [GOTHAMIST]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

]]> Meet the Instagram-Famous Dog Walker of Chelsea https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171025/chelsea/tony-sweet-the-dog-walker-instagram Wed, 25 Oct 2017 07:44:46 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171025/chelsea/tony-sweet-the-dog-walker-instagram Meet the Instagram-Famous Dog Walker of Chelsea

Tony Sweet takes up to 15 dogs out for strolls around the neighborhood. 

]]> Loose Bull Corralled and Captured on Prospect Park Ball Field https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171017/park-slope/cow-brooklyn-nypd-police Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:24:56 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171017/park-slope/cow-brooklyn-nypd-police Loose Bull Corralled and Captured on Prospect Park Ball Field

The cow was taken to Animal Care & Control on Linden Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.

]]> NYPD Investigating Claims That Industry City Exterminator Abused Stray Cats https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170929/sunset-park/industry-city-animal-abuse Fri, 29 Sep 2017 07:38:28 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170929/sunset-park/industry-city-animal-abuse NYPD Investigating Claims That Industry City Exterminator Abused Stray Cats

The investigation comes after exterminators hired by the complex trapped stray cats and an opossum.

 

]]> De Blasio Pledges to Decrease UWS Rat Population by At Least 80 Percent https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170929/upper-west-side/city-spend-750000-upper-west-side-rat-problem Fri, 29 Sep 2017 07:33:04 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170929/upper-west-side/city-spend-750000-upper-west-side-rat-problem De Blasio Pledges to Decrease UWS Rat Population by At Least 80 Percent

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday his three-pronged approach to fight rats in the area.

]]> Industry City Accused of Cruelty After Exterminator Traps Cats and Opossum https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170927/sunset-park/industry-city-squashed-exterminating-cat-colony-opossum Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:24:11 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170927/sunset-park/industry-city-squashed-exterminating-cat-colony-opossum Industry City Accused of Cruelty After Exterminator Traps Cats and Opossum

Exterminators hired by the complex trapped stray cats and an opposum, leaving it without food or water.

]]> 'Comfort Dogs' Employed at City Schools to Provide Emotional Support https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170926/financial-district/comfort-dog-program-nyc-public-schools-social-emotional-support Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:08:37 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170926/financial-district/comfort-dog-program-nyc-public-schools-social-emotional-support 'Comfort Dogs' Employed at City Schools to Provide Emotional Support

The Department of Education says the pets help boost social-emotional learning and defuse conflicts.

]]> NYC Becomes Stopover for Feathered Visitors During Hurricane Season https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170922/forest-hills/hurricanes-migratory-birds-birdwatchers Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:20:09 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170922/forest-hills/hurricanes-migratory-birds-birdwatchers NYC Becomes Stopover for Feathered Visitors During Hurricane Season

A lot of migrating birds are currently lingering in the New York area, trying to wait out storms. 

]]> Wasps Attack Kew Gardens Neighbors After City Removes Tree Containing Nest https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170914/kew-gardens/wasp-nest-yellow-jackets-kew-gardens-road-wally-blohm Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:33:55 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170914/kew-gardens/wasp-nest-yellow-jackets-kew-gardens-road-wally-blohm Wasps Attack Kew Gardens Neighbors After City Removes Tree Containing Nest

The yellow jackets have become aggressive and started attacking passersby, locals said.

]]> 14 Things To Do in Your Manhattan Neighborhood This Halloween Weekend https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160428/new-york-city/things-do-manhattan-nyc Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:12:05 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160428/new-york-city/things-do-manhattan-nyc 14 Things To Do in Your Manhattan Neighborhood This Halloween Weekend

From costume contests to food festivals and Halloween parties, find out what's happening this weekend.

]]> VIDEO: Adorable African Monkey Born at the Bronx Zoo https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170831/west-farms/bronx-zoo-colobus-monkey-baby Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:14:24 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170831/west-farms/bronx-zoo-colobus-monkey-baby VIDEO: Adorable African Monkey Born at the Bronx Zoo

The Angolan colobus monkey is now on display at the Bronx Zoo.

]]> PHOTOS: 'Vigilante' Dogs Sniff Out Rats Running Wild in Queens https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170829/ozone-park/rats-dog-hunters-vermin-rodents-ozone-park Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:37:55 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170829/ozone-park/rats-dog-hunters-vermin-rodents-ozone-park PHOTOS: 'Vigilante' Dogs Sniff Out Rats Running Wild in Queens

The members of R.A.T.S. worked to fight vermin in Centreville, Queens, earlier this month.

]]> Police Investigate Cruelty to Cats Trapped in Ridgewood 'House of Horrors' https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170811/ridgewood/ridgewood-construction-gentrification-cats-hoarder Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:20:54 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170811/ridgewood/ridgewood-construction-gentrification-cats-hoarder Police Investigate Cruelty to Cats Trapped in Ridgewood 'House of Horrors'

Dozens of cats were rescued from a building that was undergoing a gut renovation. 

]]> 'Violent' Pig Attack on Class Trip Leaves Girl Permanently Injured: Lawsuit https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170804/grymes-hill/pig-attack-lawsuit-department-of-education Mon, 07 Aug 2017 09:01:53 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170804/grymes-hill/pig-attack-lawsuit-department-of-education 'Violent' Pig Attack on Class Trip Leaves Girl Permanently Injured: Lawsuit

The girl was in the feeding area without proper "safety, supervision [and] protection," the suit claims.

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