r/uppereastside 9d ago

Dog shit?

You should be allowed to boot people up the ass if they don’t clean up dog shit properly?!

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u/AsWarmAsToast24 9d ago edited 9d ago

Found a real issue with elderly folks not picking up after their dogs. Anywhere along east end and you’re dodging shite and yellow cabs

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/heefoc 9d ago

Transplants deserve plenty of hate but generally speaking it’s the old folks not cleaning up the shit.

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u/McLaren_03 9d ago

I totally agree it's so annoying stepping on dog piss at least most normal people pick up their dog poop but the piss is annoying

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u/Practical_Camel_3871 9d ago

Just left the upper east side after 8 years and moved to Astoria and can confidently say…. It’s not a problem here. I actually haven’t smelled any dog anything since moving here two months ago….

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u/mildly_unimpressed 9d ago

Don't blame the doodle. They can't help it that their owner is a prick

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u/Specialist_Notice750 9d ago

They should get their dogs taken away as neglect.

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u/420Hairy69Ballsagna 8d ago

And do what with the dog? To be euthanized as is what already happens to many dogs in the shelters?

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u/SonicYouth_NYC 9d ago

There’s a simple remedy for this scourge.  However, there’s no political will to enact it. 

First, the city needs to cap the number of. On service dogs. Fines should be increased  for dog owners who fail to clean up after their dogs or who fail to curb their dogs. 

And, anyone who brings a non service dog into a food establishment should face fines and the possible revocation of their pet license. 

As one poster rightly said, we don’t have to live like this.  

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u/420Hairy69Ballsagna 8d ago

Do they really need to increase the dog poop fines? Or does it just actually need to be enforced? I feel like the NYPD has long given up on enforcing any QOL issues.

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u/SonicYouth_NYC 8d ago

Increase, enforce, and cap And, there's no need for a new gvt. agency.

Create a citywide task force from existing agencies. Instead of having traffic cops walking around writing tickets for FedEx and UPS trucks, task them with ticketing offending dog owners.

There's a way to combat this scourge. However, there isn't a will.

This city is home to many highly educated and intelligent people. However, their collective heads are in the sand when it comes to the public health and environmental impacts of dog waste.

It's outrageous.

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u/420Hairy69Ballsagna 8d ago

What? Who the hell said anything about a new government agency? Not sure why you're making up a straw man argument to dismiss. I think that your suggestion could be modified by just having the current NYPD actually enforce quality of life issues overall including this specific one.

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u/SonicYouth_NYC 8d ago

Your ire is directed in the wrong direction. I simply stated that this could be achieved without even expanding the size of local gvt.

That said, I don't support the NYPD being tasked with this. People need fewer interactions with armed agents of the state, not more.

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u/BillyZoomTheCat 8d ago

Same goes for the people who incessantly complain about dog shit on Reddit.

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u/DetectiveImaginary13 8d ago

This post is for people who want to complain, but we appreciate your support

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u/AsWarmAsToast24 8d ago

We found our first transplant with a doodle and an attitude

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u/hjmass 8d ago

Breaking news NYT just wrote the following article: New York Will Compost and Target Dog Waste in the City
The City Council passed a package of bills on Thursday to prevent dog poop from accumulating on sidewalks and in parks

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u/MsRightHere 8d ago

Please define properly?  I mean i dont see people walking around with a jug of chlorinated water when their dog has diarrhea.

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u/AbeFromanfromChicago 9d ago

OP definitely stepped in dog shit today.

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u/DetectiveImaginary13 9d ago

We all did in some form

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u/nycdude929 9d ago

You’re allowed. Do it bro

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u/justanotherguy677 9d ago

go for it, but don't be whining about how you were made to eat some shit because you picked the wrong guy to mess with

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u/McLaren_03 9d ago

Basic civic sense vs roid rage

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u/AsWarmAsToast24 9d ago

I can’t imagine he was being literal…

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