A resident captured a video that shows a raccoon atop scaffolding at 505 E. 79th St. and posted that the raccoon was “rabid,” prompting the NYPD to respond.
A resident captured a video that shows a raccoon atop scaffolding at 505 E. 79th St. and posted that the raccoon was “rabid,” prompting the NYPD to respond. ( Photo: Citizen)

One person who posted a video on Citizen said the raccoon was “rabid,” prompting a police response. Although not clear if the animal, which is still at large, really was rabid, people are advised to always avoid contact with raccoons.

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A raccoon was spotted walking across scaffolding on the Upper East Side on April 14, and when someone posted to the social media platform Citizen that the animal was “rabid,” it prompted a police response.

The Citizen user posted video footage of the raccoon out for a morning stroll at 505 E. 79th St....

Young Tom Klingenstein (shown above, with his grandfather Joseph Klingenstein in 1962) was taken to the majestic original Penn Station in 1963 by Grandpa Joe just before the rail hub faced the wrecker’s ball. Now 71, Tom is working with a group on a plan for a new Penn Station. And he says Donald Trump could help.
Young Tom Klingenstein (shown above, with his grandfather Joseph Klingenstein in 1962) was taken to the majestic original Penn Station in 1963 by Grandpa Joe just before the rail hub faced the wrecker’s ball. Now 71, Tom is working with a group on a plan for a new Penn Station. And he says Donald Trump could help. ( Photo: Courtesy Tom Klingenstein)

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