CB8 Steps in to Dog-Run Debate

New Yorkers love their dogs. Perhaps a little too much. A vicious and vocal battle has erupted between Upper East Side dog owners over the safety and quality of the run at East 63rd Street, on the far side of the FDR Drive. Residents involved in the fight have accused each other of lying, falsifying petitions and sabotaging the park.

“I have never seen such a rude and abusive group of people, to each other and to us,” said Barbara Rudder, a Community Board 8 member, during a July 21 meeting that was meant to facilitate dialogue between dog-run users and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Read more