This Manhattan resident’s petition just isn’t for the birds.
A Kips Bay man needs to cease the overzealous pigeon eaters who’re making a birdseed buffet in his neighborhood.
“The noise, commotion, scattered seeds and droppings are all pervasive to tenants on the block and pigeon droppings are linked to many sicknesses,” reads a petition began by Christofer Holland, who lives on East twenty sixth Avenue. . He had collected 62 signatures on Saturday morning.
Holland informed the Publish that one or two individuals who dwell on the nook of East twenty seventh Avenue come by each afternoon and scatter hen seed in an empty tree pit close to his condo constructing.
“I simply need peace and quiet and people filthy birds on my sidewalk,” Holland mentioned.
In anticipation of the day by day feast, pigeons line the ledges of close by buildings able to pounce.
One of many pigeon fanciers shortly threw birdseed on East twenty sixth Avenue on Wednesday and fled as dozens of birds descended.
“It’s OK if you happen to’re going to feed them, however 1,000 of them without delay? I believe that’s a bit a lot,” mentioned Tony Lopez, a constructing superintendent on East twenty sixth Avenue, who mentioned the pigeons pooped on his automotive and perched on the fireplace escapes.
One other native resident mentioned the pigeons had been additionally ate up East twenty seventh Avenue and after they circle the realm it’s like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’.
“If they simply threw meals, we actually have 50, 60, 80 pigeons on the sidewalk,” the resident mentioned. “They beat you within the face. You’ve gotten by no means seen such massive pigeons in your life.
Not everybody complains about overfed birds. Holland ruffled feathers when he posted a hyperlink to his petition on the NextDoor website.
“I like pigeons. They’re native to New York,” one girl wrote.
A commentator mentioned his spouse fed pigeons to ease her anxieties.
Town’s animal lovers have lengthy forbidden giving meals to wildlife. A 2019 Parks Division proposal to ban feeding pigeons and squirrels prompted an outcry.
Town doesn’t obtain 311 complaints about pigeon feeding, however recorded 160 complaints about pigeon poo or odor from January 1 to Wednesday March 23. The Higher West Facet, Gramercy Park, Bay Ridge and Bushwick generated probably the most complaints.
A spokeswoman for Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, who represents Kips Bay, mentioned her workplace had instructed the sanitation division to be looking out for pigeon feeders and challenge tickets for litter s had been noticed scattering hen seed.
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