But this time of year, between the throngs
trying to glimpse the prothonotary warblers, the yellow-bellied
flycatchers and other migrants making their way up the coast, and the
Brooklynites trying to give their corgis and springer spaniels a few
moments of freedom and fresh air, it has been difficult to find a middle
ground.
The conflict, at its root, is about basic
animal nature: Dogs distress birds and can trample the delicate
underbrush where birds feed and nest. Bird watchers say they have been
answered with exclamations of “Nazi!,” “creep!,” R-rated curses and,
occasionally, “I’m going to kill you,” when asking dog owners to respect the laws, which permit untethered animals in three meadows only after 9 p.m. and before 9 a.m.
. . .
The Parks Enforcement Patrol has responded with two plainclothes
operations this year, said Meghan Lalor, a spokeswoman for the parks
department. So far this year, the department has issued 141 dog-related
summonses in Prospect Park, including for unleashed dogs, compared with
171 in all of 2013 and 59 the year before.
Read the rest here: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/05/in-prospect-park-dog-owners-and-bird-watchers-fight-for-space/?hp
We have seen statistics like that before. 141 in 4 months? Whom are they kidding? Give me some PEP agents and I could issue that many in a day
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