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City report: LIC has the largest proportion of dogs per capita
BY ANGELA MATUA
amatua@qns.com
The Economic Development
Corporation took a deep dive into dog
ownership across the fi ve boroughs and
found that Long Island City has the highest
proportion of furry friends per capita.
According to the report, the ZIP code
11109, which consists of about fi ve apartment
tower-lined blocks along the Long
Island City waterfront, made the top of
the list. Th e study analyzed the number
of licensed dogs, 85,085, in the city.
Every dog is required to be licensed by
the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene (DOHMH), although about 80
percent of dogs in the city are not.
Th e most recent registry from the
DOHMH includes licenses issued between
September 2014 and February 2017
Th ere are 180 dogs and 4,702 people living
in ZIP code 11109, which translates to
one dog for every 26 people. Th e remaining
ZIP codes with the highest number
of dogs per capita are on the west side of
Manhattan.
Th e report also found that nine of the
neighborhoods with the most dogs per
capita are also among the 19 neighborhoods
with the highest median incomes
in New York City. Long Island City
has the third highest median income –
$91,745, according to the 2015 Census
Bureau.
In total, there are 17,455 licensed dogs,
520 veterinarians and 23 pet stores in
Queens. Th e city estimates that there
are approximately 425,00 dogs – both
licensed and unlicensed – in the city.
Th e study also analyzed the most popular
dog names in the city. For female dogs,
they include Bella, Coco, Lola, Lucy and
Daisy. For male dogs, the most popular
names are Max, Charlie, Buddy, Cooper
and Jack.
Not surprisingly, the most popular
breeds in the city are small dogs
including Yorkshire Terriers, Shih Tzus,
Chihuahuas and Malteses. Labrador
Retrievers are the fi ft h most popular
breed in the city.
New York City has 85,085 licensed dogs
of which 54 percent are male, 83 percent
are spayed or neutered and 83 percent are
vaccinated for rabies.
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