Dog Friendly NYC: Just Scoop the Poop!

Animal Fair magazine chose New York City as the nation's pet-friendliest destination.

Whether you live here or you're visiting New York City is a vibrant destination for visitors year-round - whether they're four-legged or two-legged.

Not only are most condos and many co-ops dog friendly in Manhattan but there are dog friendly hotels, restaurants and department stores.

Pet-friendly hotels include the London NYC, the W hotels in New York City, the Loews Regency, the SoHo and TriBeCa Grand Hotels, the Waldorf Towers, the Carlyle and the Hilton Times Square.
Pet-friendly department stores include Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue; the pet-friendly Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle (where the Bouchon Bakery sells "foie gras-enriched dog biscuits").

There are also several pet-friendly salons like Le Chien in Trump Plaza on Third Avenue; a pet-friendly pub, the Brooklyn Ale House in Williamsburg; and New York's Pet Taxi, a company that transports pets.

While NYC is the nations pet friendliest location, NY1.com reported new figures released today show the number of summonses handed out to dog walkers who do not pick up after their pets has more than doubled this year. This, after sanitation officials stepped up enforcement of scooping laws. Since last July, the city has taken in nearly $29,000 in fines for uncollected pet waste.

The Parks Department also hands out tickets to those who do not curb their pets in city parks. Dog owners who like to let their pets run free should think twice. Between July of last year and this April, more than $100,000 in fines were handed out for unleashed dogs. New Yorker's love their dogs but we love our city clean too.

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