Hudson River Park Has Dog Free Lawn; One Rule Breaker Gets Confronted On Video

New York City's Sh*t and Piss War has expanded, engulfing Hudson River Park last week. Fearless video documentarian Joey Boots, self described "concerned citizen at large," saw one too many people flaunt a flagrant disregard of the dog free lawn rule in Hudson River Park last week. Fed up, Boots enlisted in the S&PW Armed Forces on the spot, and parachuted into the front lines.

With a park patron enjoying a lovely day on the grass with her dog (on a dog free lawn!) Boots confronted the offender and her "little monster" on camera. His tactic was a bit more direct than Jay Shells' approach, for instance.

"Did you happen to see the sign that says this is a dog free lawn?" Boots quizzed her. "Rules are rules," he continued, "and I've seen little dogs like that take humongous shits..." The encounter devolved from there. Watch the video below.

Jay Shells Poop Poster Installation On Video

Yesterday you saw two photos of a new Jay Shells poster installed on 173rd Street at Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights, reminding dog owners to pick up after their dog. You might've even read about it in the NY Daily News. Now, watch video of that installation below.

Artist Jay Shells Visits Washington Heights: Dogs Owners On Notice

Artist Jay Shells, maybe better known as the man behind the 'subway etiquette' project, has undertaken a new campaign targeting dog poop, installing large, colorful, hand-painted posters street side, reminding people to "clean up after your dog!"

Last night, Shells went up to 173rd Street, on the corner of Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights, to shape up dog owners in the area. He explained his decision to visit Wahi at the suggestion of Gothamist commenters, who requested their own display after Gothamist featured the original dog poop poster installed on 14th Street. Posters now reside on 14th Street, 173rd Street and 1st Avenue between 4th and 5th streets.

In addition to an admonition to clean up after your dog, plastic baggies (bio-degradable!) are available from an attached roll to help make the poo-poo pickup more convenient.

New York City's Sh*t and Piss War rages on. Whose side are you on?

Shells told NYC The Blog his next stop will be Bed-Stuy. See last nights finished product below.

Tribeca Residents Fire Salvo In Piss And Sh*t War

New York City's Piss and Sh*t War continue unabated. Three residents of Tribeca, "The Friends of Finn Square," Judy Duffy, Barbara Fultz and Jessica Raimi, wrote to The Tribeca Trib to put their neighbors on blast. The FFS detail "two complaints about certain of our neighbors" who use Finn Square, a triangular shaped garden at Varick’s intersection with West Broadway and Franklin Street.

Guess who the offenders are?

NYC Trees VS NYC Dogs: Piss And Sh*t War Continue

Someone on 6th Avenue near 14th Street has a very diplomatic, and lovingly crocheted message for dog owners in the area. Though a polite tact, its likely that much stronger salvos will have to be thrown in this notorious battle between civilized people and those with dogs who piss and sh*t all over public property. 

Dog owners in New York City, as everyone is aware, continue to take little Bardsley out to defecate all over flowers, tree beds or someone's bicycle. Not so surprising, the only people who think this behavior is acceptable are dog owners, college students and rich people. Cat owners, bird owners, fish owners and people with children do not let them defecate outside all over the street.

It seems inevitable however, that dogs peeing and pooping all over public property will become the next frontier in publicly unacceptable behavior, like smoking or stealing ATMs.

One sign at a time, people will rise up, until finally municipalities act to restrict the practice. In the meantime, just because you can take a sh*t on a flower bed, or piss on someone's bicycle, doesn't mean you should. Please potty train Bardsley, or maybe get a fish, mmm?

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Piss And Sh*t Wars Continue: Upper East Side Resident Prepares Air Assault

This hand drawn sign was spotted on the demure and reserved Upper East Side; 89th Street between 3rd and Lexington Avenues to be exact. If you can't make it out, it says: "War On Dog Poop. It Will Be Returned Air Mail."

You have been forewarned, residents of East 89th Street. Don't let little Sparky poop on these flower beds, lest you become the victim of an BM bomb campaign from the 89th Street Fecal Matter Air Defense Forces. NYC The Blog, by the way, is a proud supporter of our friends in the Air Force.

From Soho to Murray Hill and up to the UES, the tremendous amount of fecal matter and urine from New Yorker's beloved pets being discharged daily onto public streets has even inspired the work of normally staid sketch artists. The conflict seems to be growing. Is dog poop the new cigarette smoking?

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