They’re making a big stink in Washington Heights.
With pooch poop lining its streets and sidewalks, the neighborhood is the No.1 ZIP code with the most gripes about canine number-two’s in 2025, per new 311 complaint data.
Repping ZIP code 10032 — but boasting zero dog-waste-bag dispensers — Washington Heights produced 160 of the more than 1,600 poop complaints filed since the dawn of the year, per the report, obtained by Gothamist.
It’s a funked-up accolade formerly held by Hamilton Heights back in 2023.
But when piles of steaming stool set the standard, no one really wins.
“Please pick up your dog’s poop, it’s getting out of hand,” barked a peeved pedestrian in a virtual plea. “I can’t get back to my apartment without feeling nauseous by the time I get up the stairs.”
“I can deal with every part of the city except for this part,” he added, “because this part does not have to be a part of the city.”
Equally nauseated New Yorkers agree.
Across the boroughs, the fuss over feces has reportedly remained on a steady climb since the pandemic.
City officials have received a staggering 1,622 dog-waste complaints in the first half of this year, alone, the data shows. Those grievances dwarf the 1,426 and 1,392 crappy carps made from January to June of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Jessica S. Tisch, commissioner of the Department of Sanitation, recently wagged a scolding finger at dog owners who fail to clean up after their pups, vowing to hit offenders with a $250 fine.
Unfortunately, however, the threat of hefty dues hasn’t done much to resolve the doo issue.
Residents and regular visitors of the upscale Upper East Side previously told The Post that the otherwise nice nabe had become “full of s—t.”
But thankfully the UES has since cleaned up its act. In fact, it didn’t even make it into the top 10 ranking of this year’s pooh-plagued places.
Securing the second slot on the smelly list is Flatbush, Brooklyn, ZIP code 11226, where there are only two dog-doo baggie dispensers. There, citizens leveled 51 complaints about the hound heaps.
Surprisingly, the good folks of Fordham Manor and Norwood in the Bronx, which share ZIP code 10467, issued 31 complaints despite housing an impressive 34 poop-pickup posts.
Brooklyn’s East New York, ZIP code 11208, took last place on the rank roster, owing to the scant 24 doggy doo-doo calls its people made to the 311 hotline, so far.
Here’s a look at NYC’s top 10 scat-scatters spots.
- Washington Heights, Manhattan (10032); 160 complaints; 0 dispensers
- Flatbush, Brooklyn (11226); 51 complaints; 2 dispensers
- Far Rockaway/Bayswater, Queens (11691); 37 complaints; 12 dispensers
- Kingsbridge, Bronx (10463); 35 complaints; 7 dispensers
- West Farms, Bronx (10460); 31 complaints; 11 dispensers
- Fordham Manor/Norwood, Bronx (10467); 31 complaints; 34 dispensers
- East New York, Brooklyn (11207); 31 complaints; 14 dispensers
- Bed-Stuy/Brownsville/Crown Heights, Brooklyn (11233); 28 complaints; 11 dispensers
- Soundview, Bronx (10472); 25 complaints; 1 dispenser
- East New York, Brooklyn (11208); 24 complaints; 4 dispensers.
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