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Party poopers: New Yorkers sniff at pet owners leaving behind animal waste

Increase in complaints about the hazardous eye sore has prompted city to take action to curb irresponsible owners Kumar Satya has lived in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood since 2017 and said he loves the local parks, how people talk on the street and the sound of children “screaming, playing”. “It was a very hot day two weeks ago, and you noticed tiny children just offering lemonade to people,” said Satya, a physician who has a 13-year-old son. Continue reading...

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Increase in complaints about the hazardous eye sore has prompted city to take action to curb irresponsible owners Kumar Satya has lived in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood since 2017 and said he loves the local parks, how people talk on the street and the sound of children “screaming, playing”. “It was a very hot day two weeks ago, and you noticed tiny children just offering lemonade to people,” said Satya, a physician who has a 13-year-old son. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Party poopers: New Yorkers sniff at pet owners leaving behind animal waste, Increase in complaints about the hazardous eye sore has prompted city to take action to curb irresponsible owners Kumar Satya has lived in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood since 2017 and said he loves the local parks, how people talk on the street and the sound of children “screaming, playing”. “It was a very hot day two weeks ago, and you noticed tiny children just offering lemonade to people,” said Satya, a physician who has a 13-year-old son. Continue reading…

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