Scan any local Greenpoint or Williamsburg social media page, and you’ll quickly see just how frequently issues about dogs appear. Whether it’s screeds against huskies in Whole Foods or excitement about the upcoming Halloween dog parade, neighbors seem to be united on one front—we love dogs, but there are not enough resources to accommodate the area’s proliferation of pets. As of 2023, City Council District 33 (which contains Greenpoint and Williamsburg) is home to
North Brooklyn Dogs Launches Census to Help Furry Friends Get Much-Needed Resources
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Ugh, so sick of dogs and their self entitled owners.
Some advice:
1. Keep your animal leashed. There are no off leash hours at McGolrick park. Take your animal to the dog run if a leash is too cruel for you to use.
2. Clean up after your animal and take your green bag of feces to YOUR trash can.
3. Pay attention to where your animal is peeing. So many owners staring at their phone while their animal pees all over stairs, garbage cans, etc.
Stop bringing your animals into stores / bars / restaurants. It’s unsanitary and against the law.
A few comments. I mentioned to a young renter in my eight unit bldg. jokingly that there were more dogs than people. She said there are even more cats. You just don’t see them or hear them.
The young dog owners in Greenpoint are basically good owners but you will always have a few that will ruin it.
The one complaint I have is that you rarely see a young dog owner use a ‘short leash” ie long leashes instead. They can easily get into fights with other dogs and make people move to the other side of the sidewalk or even trip a senior.
I didn’t appreciate the terms keep them on a short leash and give the dog a bone until I started to walk dogs.