Dog Poop Complaints

Red circles mark the 25 spots with the most 311 dog waste complaints within about 500 feet, roughly one or two blocks, from October 2024 to September 2026. Each tan dot is one complaint.

Map of New York City showing about 6,400 dog waste complaints to 311 from October 2024 to September 2026 as small dots, with 25 red circles marking the densest clusters. The largest circles are in Washington Heights and Inwood in upper Manhattan, with others in Sunset Park, Highbridge, Flatbush and the west Bronx.

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A hotspot counts only if complaints came from at least three different addresses. Some are driven by a few buildings: at 884 Riverside Drive, one address accounts for 131 of 283 complaints.

Chart: Liena ZagareSource: NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC Open DataGet the data