Party poopers: New Yorkers sniff at pet owners leaving behind animal waste

Increase in complaints about the hazardous eye sore has prompted city to take action to curb irresponsible owners

Kumar Satya has lived in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood since 2017 and said he loves the local parks, how people talk on the street and the sound of children screaming, playing".

It was a very hot day two weeks ago, and you noticed tiny children just offering lemonade to people," said Satya, a physician who has a 13-year-old son.