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Surprise, Not Everyone Loves Their Dog Enough To Pick Up After It<\/h2>\n

So there you are, walking along in the sun, finally enjoying summertime in New York. The wind is blowing back your hair and your brand new sandals look fabulous and it’s not even that humid out today and then… Squish! That sticky, stinky horror: you’ve stepped in dog poop. Suddenly the wind stops, your hair is frizzing, and you remember why summer in the city can be so disgusting. That pile of garbage looks like it’s going to either melt or explode, the pavement is burning up, and that aroma of feces on the bottom of your shoe is all-consuming.<\/p>\n

It’s Not Our Fault!<\/h2>\n

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There are over 84,000 registered dogs in New York City<\/a> and the Department of Health estimates that’s just 20% of the total dog population. In 2015 there were 2,600 complaints made to the city about poop on the sidewalks. Even if you disregard the health hazards (which you shouldn’t: Dog feces are said to carry 23 million fecal coliform bacteria<\/a> per gram and studies have pointed 20% to 30% of the bacteria in urban water supplies to dog feces), and even when the poop is bedazzled<\/a>, dog waste on our streets is just crappy. If we take the DoH’s estimate, we’re looking at closer to 420,000 dogs running around, peeing on trees, and of course, pooping on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n

So as you start spending more time outside, your potential to step in poop starts to grow as well. Don’t worry, though, we’ve got you covered. We collected data from the last 6 years of poop complaints made to NYC’s 311 so we can tell you which neighborhoods have the most complaints, which neighborhoods have the least, and when the complaints start rolling in.<\/p>\n

Some Neighborhoods Have Cleaned Up, Others Not So Much<\/h2>\n
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We compared the number of poop complaints from January-June 2015 to January-June of 2016 to see if dog owners in each neighborhood are cleaning up better or worse than last year.<\/p>\n

These Neighborhoods Had Notable Complaint Decreases:<\/h2>\n
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