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Two Peregrine Falcon Chicks Hatched Atop Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

Photos: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Kevin CallTwo healthy peregrine falcon chicks have been hatched in a specially built nesting box atop the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, MTA announced yesterday. The fluffy hatchlings have a 360-degree view of the city skyline from their perch on top of the 215-foot Rockaway tower.

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Search for Lost Pet Tortoise in Bay Ridge

Doris the tortoise.Doris the tortoise is on the loose. A pet African leopard tortoise named Doris has escaped from her family home in Bay Ridge; the creature, which has been owned by neighborhood resident Laura Torres for 22 years, was last seen on 94th Street near Ridge Boulevard. Doris

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NYPD Horses Break Free From Officers, Gallop Freely in Midwood

NYPD horses safely returned to stable./ Photo provided by NYPD’s TwitterMIDWOOD- Yesterday, two NYPD horses named Samson and Freedom galloped freely through the streets of Midwood after police dismounted from the animals. The incident unfolded at around noon on E. Eighth St and Quentin Road. The NYPD cops and

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Cat Cafe Gets Funding To Help With Pandemic Surge In Demand For Cats

Cafe cats by the window. By Alexandra Steedman.Thanks to a generous grant, Brooklyn Cat Cafe will be able to help more delightful felines get treatment and find forever homes. The Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition (BBAWC [http://wp.bbawc.org/]), which operates the popular Brooklyn Cat Cafe [https://www.

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Urban Birders Find Solace at Southern Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach

Plumb Beach is a quiet, small beach located right off the Belt Parkway in Southern Brooklyn and a haven for bird watchers whose numbers have been growing as New Yorkers look for new, pandemic – friendly hobbies. The 152-acre beach attracts fewer humans than other popular bird-watching spots in the city

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GallopNYC Gets New Yorkers with Disabilities Back in the Saddle

Approximately two dozen horses live at GallopNYC’s stables, including privately-owned boarder horses like this one. Cheyenne Ligon/BklynerIn The Hole — an oft-overlooked neighborhood that straddles the border of Brooklyn and Queens — something surprising is tucked away right off the highway. Beyond the white picket fence that runs along a

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How the Pandemic Pause on Free Spay and Neuter Clinics Led to a Cat-astrophe

The nonprofit Flatbush Cats helps to tame the population of feral felines through the trap-neuter-return (TNR) method. | Courtesy of Flatbush CatsBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/11/24/21717488/spay-and-neuter-pandemic-cat-astrophe] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] When free spay-and-neuter surgeries

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Fort Greene’s 22nd Annual Great PUPKin Goes Virtual (PHOTOS)

A Lab and his baby brother are dressed as Toto and Dorothy from to Wizard of Oz. Photo by Jackie Salas. Courtesy of the Great PUPkin.The Great PUPkin—the beloved, long-running dog costume contest—has been an annual Halloween tradition for Brooklynites for 22 years. Normally held in Fort

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Ditmas Park Neighbors Rally To Save Benji, The Homeless Cat

Benji the Cat. (Photo via Dahlia Schweitzer)DITMAS PARK – In the midst of chaos and politics, neighbors got together to save a sick cat from dying on a Brooklyn street earlier this week. It all began about four days ago when a neighbor posted a photo of a sick-looking cat

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Deer, Eels, Raccoons, And A Pet Shop In Need of A Helping Hand

Via Park Slope Pet Supplies.BROOKLYN – It’s the last day of September! Where has the time gone? A lot has been happening in our borough this week— more proof that NYC is not in fact, a “ghost town” as our president put it last night at the debate. Lot’

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Raccoon Vaccination Begins In Brooklyn

The Health Department, along with City agencies, federal and academic partners, is launching its annual effort to vaccinate raccoons against rabies in New York City. So far 30 animals have been found to have rabies across NYC so far this year. Staten Island has the most (12 raccoons, 1 cat,

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Hundreds Of Eels Dumped Into Prospect Park Lake

Prospect Park Lake in August. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Someone dumped hundreds of live eels into the Prospect Park Lake last night. On Sunday, September 27 at around 7:30 p.m., a man reportedly entered Prospect Park through the Vanderbilt Street entrance carrying two garbage bags.

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Adulticiding in South-Eastern Brooklyn

Parts of Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Mill Basin, Mill Island, and Paerdegat Basin will be sprayed down with pesticides to reduce the number of mosquitoes that may be carrying West Nile Virus. Department of Health (DOH) will be spraying very low concentrations of DeltaGard® and/or Anvil® using trucks,

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Kensington Dog Run Is Ready To Open on July 6

Kensington Dog Run. Liena Zagare/Bklyner“Our paw pals throughout New York City will soon be able to frolic in our reopened dog runs, including the newly constructed Kensington dog run. Dog runs along with other amenities like basketball courts, bocce courts, tennis courts and more will reopen as part

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The Dog Days of COVID-19

Walks, playtime, and lots of cheese—that’s what the coronavirus outbreak has meant for Teo. He is a 2-year-old Australian Shepherd-Catahoula mix, recently adopted from Muddy Paws Rescue [https://www.muddypawsrescue.org/] by Brooklyn resident Kate Selden. A dog named Brooklyn on a walk with ProspectBArk, in the very

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Need a Friend Right Now? Adopt, Foster A Cat Or Two

Cats for adoption at Brooklyn Animal Action. Courtesy of Brooklyn Animal Action. If you’re considering fostering or adopting a cat right now, you’re not alone. Animal shelters and rescue organizations across the borough have seen a dramatic uptick in the number of foster and adoption applications since the

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The Battle For Prospect Heights: Humans Against Rats

Brooklyn Rat 2019, Peter Senzamici/BklynerPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Carol Morrison remembers exactly when she decided enough was enough with the rats. She was walking toward her home in Prospect Heights on Lincoln Place between Washington and Underhill avenues. There were so many rats on both sidewalks, she had to walk in

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“Bird God” Strikes Again

Graffiti by Denis Shelagin on January 23. Rachel Baron/BklynerBird God is back, and he’s got lots to say. The new messages, scribbled just a few feet below where the original message was and has since been scrubbed from, read: “If you cripple or kill any more of my

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Dog Was Shot and Killed by Off-Duty Secret Service Agent in Windsor Terrace

Dog covered with sheet at the scene of the incident. Courtesy of Citizen. [https://citizen.com/-LyWyBD_IFbiGUwZxoy9?q=canton%20place]WINDSOR TERRACE — An off-duty Secret Service agent shot and killed a leashed dog being walked Monday night, police said. The agent, whose name has not been released, was on

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Locals Fear New Projects at Coney Island Creek Will Worsen Pollution 

Coney Island Creek. Cheyenne R. Ubiera/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND —Southern Brooklyn’s sole remaining creek has gained more attention with the upcoming opening of a ferry dock, but residents are hoping that its newfound spotlight will also address water quality issues and pollution. Coney Island Creek [https://www.nycgovparks.org/

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Well, Sh*t: These Brooklyn Neighborhoods Complain Most About Dog Poop

This isn’t a new issue [/what-to-do-about-dog-owners-who-dont-pick-up-poop-bensonhurst/] for our readers: from Park Slope to Bensonhurst, neighbors continue to obsess over what to do with abandoned dog poop. Dog waste left on the street is, well, disgusting, but also dangerous, as it can make its way into our water supply if

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“I Fear Nobody!” Woman Who Entered The Lion’s Den At Bronx Zoo Is From Brooklyn

Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/Ingrid RichterTHE BRONX – Cops have arrested the woman they believe trespassed at the Bronx Zoo in September and she’s a Brooklynite. On Saturday, September 28 at around 5:30 p.m., 32-year-old Myah Autry went to the Brox Zoo located at 2300 Southern Boulevard. She

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Annual Vegan Food Fest Comes to Bushwick this Saturday

BUSHWICK —  Join the second annual Vegan Food Fest Fundraiser this Saturday, October 19, at Bushwick’s social hub Mayday Space. Photo by Rustic Vegan [https://unsplash.com/@rusticvegan?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/vegan?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&

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Sean Casey Animal Rescue’s Halloween Block Party: A Howling Good Time!

WINDSOR TERRACE – Celebrate Halloween a little early while helping to raise funds for a beloved animal shelter. Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.nyanimalrescue.org] (SCAR) will hosts its 12th annual Howl-o-Ween Bark Block Party on Sunday, Oct. 20, the organization’s annual spooky-themed fundraiser and adoption event. DJ Maria

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‘Best Dog Day Ever’: Pups Dress Up For Halloween Pop-Up

WILLIAMSBURG – Imaginations went wild at The Dodo [https://www.thedodo.com/]‘s pop-up Halloween bash last weekend where dogs and their owners could bond and share experiences in a creative environment. Dogs turned out for The Dodo’s Best Dog Day Ever pop-up on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Jada, a