Any apartment buildings that ban dogs in White Plains?

Any?

Any rentals?

Any co-ops?

Any condos?

Laws in New York State protect dog owners. None protect the rest of us.

Apartment buildings are for people, not dogs.

"Pet friendly" apartment buildings have become the norm.

For people who get a note from their doctor that they need a dog for physical or emotional assistance, how about apartment buildings that accommodate that exclusively? Let the rest of us live in apartment buildings that do not have animals. Otherwise:

If you want to live with animals, buy a farm and sleep in the barn.

How about some common sense restrictions?

Separate entrance and elevators for dogs.

Failing that: no sharing. Dogs may enter an elevator only with the permission of the people already on. Stuff like that.

Dog free floors.

No congregating of dogs: entrance, lobby, sidewalk, ...

I think that COVID unleashed (pun intended) universal cohabiting of people and dogs. Dogs in baby strollers. It's 100% DOGS!

Elected officials and hired administrators won't rock the boat. For half a century in White Plains almost all Common Council members, elected at large, have lived in houses, so it doesn't impact them or the other house owners on their street.

Environmental impact of dog piss and shit? Vernacular used to be more descriptive.

How about public hearings?

Pets, especially dogs, should be banned from apartment buildings. Saturday, October 12, 2024

White Plains: dog city? Do they have more rights than people? Sunday, October 13, 2024

White Plains: dog city? Do they have more rights than people?

Pets, especially dogs, should be banned from apartment buildings. Saturday, October 12, 2024

Random thoughts:

If you want to live with animals, buy a farm and sleep in the barn.

What city official monitors any of this? License? Breeds? Size? Number per apartment? ???  How can a resident complain?

Percent of apartment building units that may have dogs? 100%?

Dog free (dogs prohibited) elevators, entry, floors, ... anything that makes sense? Is there even one limitation?

Are there 10,000 apartments in downtown White Plains that have dogs? Where do they piss and shit? Where? This is the disgusting issue that "planners" never address. And where does the waste go?

Environmental impact of dogs in apartment buildings?

Prohibit dogs from retail stores, including and especially food stores like supermarkets. People handle their dog and then touch food that they may not buy. Yuck.

Apartment buildings are difficult enough for so many people to get along. The Avalon on Barker Avenue has about 400 units. The only three elevators are all in the same location.

Pets, especially dogs, should be banned from apartment buildings.

In downtown White Plains pretty much every apartment building is "pet friendly", which means that humans cohabitate with animals.

Yuck.

1. It's unsanitary. Dogs are taken out to piss and shit three times a day. Each time a plastic bag is used to capture the shit and dispose of it. That's about 1,000 plastic bags per year per dog. How does that impact the environment? Suppose we managed human waste that way? If a human did what the dog does, the human would get a summons and eventually be arrested. What the heck?

2. It's dangerous. Dogs can become aggressive in apartment buildings, especially in or entering an elevator. Dog owners are oblivious. They congregate at the entrance to buildings and in the lobby. Dogs are not restricted to certain elevators. There are no rules about letting people complete their elevator ride without dogs entering.

Dog owners react to someone being apprehensive about the proximity of their dog with: oh, my dog is friendly. Yeah, to you, its source of food and shelter. The rest of us are a threat and/or a meal.

"Curb your dog" is a long lost concept for dog owners. Almost universally, they walk their dog in the middle of the sidewalk, path, etc. And often on one of those expandable leashes so that the owner has minimal, if any, control.

I recently read a thread on Reddit about this and was surprised that many people think as I do that dogs should be banned from apartment buildings:

Dogs should not be allowed to live in ANY apartment

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dogfree/comments/158y8aq/dogs_should_not_be_allowed_to_live_in_any/

Oct. 3 2024 I sent that to commoncouncil@whiteplainsny.gov

No reply. The Common Council is and has always been dominated by people who live in houses in the suburbs of White Plains. They are elected at large, not by geographic area. That helps perpetuate their power. Downtown exists for their amusement and to subsidize the property tax.

A couple of weeks ago I sent email to White Plains Public Safety (wppublicsafety@whiteplainsny.gov) about a dog safety issue in my rental building but I have not received a reply.

Thousands of new downtown apartments have been created in recent years and thousands more are being created now. None have even common sense restrictions on dogs. "Pet friendly" makes money for the developers. White Plains Common Council wants the extra sales and property tax generated.

Turnure Park between Lake Street and Main Street is the only real downtown park. It just erected a new sign at the Lake Street entrance reiterating the rules, which include no smoking and no dogs. No dogs? Has anyone ever seen that enforced?

I don't expect the building owners or government to do anything but maybe you dog owners can reevaluate your attitudes and be more considerate.

White Plains: dog city? Do they have more rights than people? Sunday, October 13, 2024