{"id":540,"date":"2019-11-18T09:30:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T09:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=11324"},"modified":"2019-11-18T16:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T16:25:26","slug":"2019-nyc-poop-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/2019-nyc-poop-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sh*ituation Out of Control in Middle Village, Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"
We have all been there, enjoying a beautiful afternoon, maybe walking to meet some friends for dinner. Suddenly \u2013 SQUISH \u2013 uh-oh. In a split second, there is a rush of feelings: anger, sadness, embarrassment or maybe even nausea. You look down, yes, you just stepped in poop. It smells, like really smells, not to mention the awkwardness when you actually step on it.<\/o><\/p>\n
There are over 84,000 registered dogs in New York City, and the Department of Health estimates it is just 20% of the total dog population. It is not surprising, then, for New Yorkers to be stepping on poop every once in a while. In the study, Doo-Doo, the New Urban Crisis<\/a>, published by our sister site RealtyHop last year, we concluded that the \u201cshituation\u201d in NYC, unlike in San Francisco, was generally improving, with the Bronx being the sh*ttiest borough. A year has since passed. What changed?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To begin, we first broke down the number of canine violations by borough. Figure 1 includes all poop complaints from in the past three years. Queens topped all other boroughs with in total 645 poop complaints filed in 2018, and as of the first week of November, it has received 529 poop complaints. Note that, however, these numbers are not normalized by the size of each borough. While Queens saw the most canine violations, it is not, after all, the dirtiest borough. Pet owners in the Bronx, in fact, are the least responsible when it comes to cleaning after their furry friends. In 2018, the Bronx received 10.4 poop complaints per 10k households, followed by Queens, with 8.3 poop complaints per 10k households. Manhattan pet owners seem to be more on top of their game with the least number of poop complaints per 10k households \u2013 3.8 in 2018, and 2.9 this year so far.<\/p>\nSome of Our Key Findings this Year Include:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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