Snow is finally melting in New York City after weeks of Arctic temperatures left piles of dirty ice along the sidewalks. But ...

The ice is melting, but a secondary problem has emerged.

As snow from late January storms finally melts across the Northeast, residents in D.C., Philadelphia and New York City are ...

Some New Yorkers are realizing their neighbors have been neglecting one very vital chore: picking up after their dogs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's annoying when a neighbor's dog decides to use your lawn or the sidewalk as their personal port-a-potty, but is the owner ...

According to the New York Post, sidewalks across the five boroughs have become dotted with unscooped dog waste that had been hidden under the snow, triggering a wave of complaints from frustrated New ...

The crappiest block in the city — at least according to 311 data — was 49th Street between Third and Fourth avenues in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The block got 28 complaints since snow started falling on ...

An anti-Israel activist was among the troves of New Yorkers enraged about the minefields of unscooped dog poop littering ...

Gothamist collected samples of snow from three different neighborhoods — Williamsburg, Washington Heights and Jackson Heights — and sent them to a lab to test for bacteria and 25 different metals.

First came the snow. Then came the cold, and it went far below freezing. The snow drifts and shoveled piles created a problem for dog owners: There was nowhere for dogs to do their business.