Peninsula Meadow, 11:05 A.M.
Terrace Bridge, 11:18 A.M.
Nethermead, 11:45 A.M.
Lullwater, 12:30 P.M.
And here I was going to go bird watching after these cretins finally left the park. Silly me.
Unleashed dogs in NYC parks: information and sources.
I was going up the heavily-wooded Lookout Hill path when I stopped in front off a large unleashed German shepherd. The owner was a middle-aged white guy wearing a light blue denim jacket and a dark blue ski cap, and shiny Rayban-type sunglasses. I told him to leash his dog, that dogs are never allowed off-leash in the woods. What did the idiot say?
"Oh , we aren't really in the woods, we are on the path."
I said to him, "Hey buddy, look around you, what do you see?"
His response: "Oh, we really aren't in the woods."
I am getting the exact response you said I would.As we've observed before, if there are 50 unleashed dogs on just the ballfields each day, and PEP issues even 36 summonses a month in all of Prospect Park, just what chance is there of a dog owner who lets his dog loose illegally getting a ticket? 1 in 100, if that? So on that assumption--which is wildly optimistic from our point of view--the expected value of a ticket is $1.00. No wonder these inconsiderate idiots feel free to abuse and ignore the law.forward this info to Winston Smith.
A/P Bk Sgt. Eason, 18 summonses issued in Prospect Pk for November 2009, will continue enforcement throughout park. TL
Josephine Pittari