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# So Much Pigeon Poop In Park Slope
- URL: https://bklyner.com/so-much-pigeon-poop-in-park-slope-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2014-05-08T16:29:34.000Z
- Updated: 2014-05-08T16:29:34.000Z
- Author: Mary Bakija
- Tags: Complaints, pigeons, #API-Imported

![Birds Over 4th Avenue](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pss_birds_4thAve.jpg)

  
Across the five boroughs, pigeons are wreaking havoc with their ample poop, but nobody complains about it more than Park Slopers. According to [a piece in the Times](http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/complaints-about-pigeons-mapped/?%5Fphp=true&%5Ftype=blogs&%5Fphp=true&%5Ftype=blogs&%5Fr=1&&ref=bklyner.com), the most complaints to 311 about “unsanitary pigeon conditions” since 2010 have come from our neighborhood.

And there is, apparently, a lot to complain about — they note that every pigeon lets loose about 25 pounds of poop annually!

If you file a complaint, the city won’t clean it up for you, but they do [provide some warnings](http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/environmental/pigeons.shtml?ref=bklyner.com) about what you might, possibly, contract when you do it yourself: the diseases histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and psittacosis. Not to worry, though, as they say “routine cleaning of droppings (e.g. from windowsills) does not pose a serious health risk to most people.” But just to be safe, wear disposable gloves.

Gross as it may be, it’s not all bad. According to the site [Pigeon and Dove Rescue](http://www.pigeonrescue.co.uk/pigeonpoopthefacts.htm?ref=bklyner.com), pigeon poop was once used as a dowry because it breaks down easily into a fertilizer that’s good for vegetables. We wonder if you’ll be able to add it to your [curbside compost bin](/blog/sanitation/organic-waste-recycling-pilot-program-begins-in-may)…