Animals Testing Positive for Rabies in New York City

2024

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2024 (PDF)

Staten Island

  • April 3: Raccoon at Bay Street and North Road
  • Previous Years

    2023

    Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2023 (PDF)

    Bronx

    • February 9: Skunk at Kepler Avenue and East 237th Street

    Brooklyn

    • April 18: Skunk at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

    Manhattan

    • May 19: Bat at Columbus Avenue and West 87th Street

    Queens

    • August 3: Raccoon at 17th Road and Parsons Boulevard
    • July 19: Raccoon at 195th Place and Hillside Avenue
    • May 26: Raccoon at 123rd Avenue and 142nd Place
    • January 20: Raccoon at 193rd Street and 53rd Avenue

    Staten Island

    • September 28: Raccoon at Gateway Drive and Stonegate Drive
    • August 11: Raccoon at Barbara Street and Kensico Street
    • June 23: Raccoon at Hull Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
    • June 22: Cat at Bloomingdale Road and Correll Avenue
    • May 5: Raccoon at Lulu Court and Bedell Avenue

    2022

    Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2022 (PDF)

    Bronx
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location      
    12/14/22 Raccoon Palisade Avenue and Sigma Place
    11/30/22 Skunk Fieldston Road and West 262nd Street
    11/22/22 Cat Balcom Avenue and Harding Avenue
    11/4/22 Raccoon Van Cortlandt Park South and Bailey Avenue
    10/19/22 Raccoon Bruckner Boulevard and Middletown Road
    9/8/22 Skunk Tenbroeck Avenue and Morris Park Avenue
    8/23/22 Raccoon Bronx Park South and Boston Road
    8/22/22 Raccoon West 251 Street and Broadway    
    8/16/22 Raccoon Wickham Avenue and Pitman Avenue    
    7/19/22 Raccoon Fieldston Terrace and Post Road   
    7/13/22 Raccoon Huxley Avenue and West 259th Street   
    6/17/22 Raccoon East 214th Street and Barnes Avenue   
    6/9/22 Skunk West 246 Street and Broadway    
    Brooklyn
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location             
    10/12/22 Raccoon Macon Street and Saratoga Avenue 
    9/13/22 Raccoon Knickerbocker Avenue and Gates Avenue 
    Queens
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location             
    12/27/22 Raccoon Rushmore Avenue and 243rd Street         
    12/7/22 Raccoon 92nd Avenue and 102nd Street         
    11/15/22 Raccoon Grosvenor Street and East Drive         
    11/14/22 Raccoon 70th Street and Cooper Avenue         
    11/1/22 Cat 206th Street and 45th Drive         
    10/26/22 Raccoon 64th Avenue and 228th Street         
    10/13/22 Raccoon 47th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard         
    10/3/22 Raccoon Beverly Road and Brevoort Street         
    9/28/22 Raccoon Manton Street and 83rd Avenue         
    9/13/22 Raccoon 96th Street and Jamaica Avenue           
    9/8/22 Raccoon Cooper Avenue and 59th Street           
    8/18/22 Raccoon 64th Lane and 80th Road           
    8/10/22 Raccoon 65th Drive and 69th Place           
    7/29/22 Raccoon Cloverdale Road and 46th Avenue           
    7/21/22 Raccoon 214th Place and 33rd Road           
    5/26/22 Raccoon 61st Street and Queens Boulevard           
    3/2/22 Raccoon Greenway North and Overhill Road         
    Staten Island
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
    11/9/22 Raccoon Cornelia Avenue and Chester Avenue           
    9/19/22 Raccoon Lyman Avenue and Bay Street           
    8/31/22 Raccoon Brighton Avenue and York Avenue
    8/10/22 Bat Morse Avenue and Bogert Avenue
    6/15/22 Bat Fiske Avenue and Woodbridge Place
    5/24/22 Cat Detroit Avenue and North Railroad Street

    2021

    Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2021 (PDF)

    Bronx
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
    9/1/21 Skunk Boyd Avenue and Pitman Avenue
    8/18/21 Raccoon Mace Avenue and Holland Avenue
    3/24/21 Cat Amundson Avenue and East 233rd Street
    1/19/21 Raccoon Broadway and West 242nd Street
    Manhattan
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
    3/8/21 Raccoon Seaman Avenue and Payson Avenue       
    Queens
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
    11/3/21 Raccoon 74th Street and Caldwell Avenue
    8/3/21 Raccoon 82nd Street and 58th Avenue
    6/8/21 Raccoon 71st Street and Juniper Boulevard North  
    Staten Island
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
    9/29/21 Raccoon Targee Street and Frean Street
    7/13/21 Raccoon Ludwig Lane and Amity Place
    5/26/21 Raccoon South Avenue and Arlington Place
    5/6/21 Raccoon Wenlock Street and Melyn Place
    4/26/21 Raccoon Niagara Street and Seneca Avenue
    4/23/21 Cat Arthur Kill Road and Ellis Road
    4/20/21 Cat Lander Avenue and Elson Street
    4/14/21 Raccoon Cary Avenue and Broadway
    4/7/21 Raccoon Bloomingdale Road and Shiel Avenue
    3/9/21 Raccoon Richmond Terrace and Hamilton Avenue  
    1/12/21 Raccoon Commerce Street and Fieldstone Road

    2020

    Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2020 (PDF)

    Bronx
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
    11/27/20 Skunk Park Drive and Orchard Beach Road
    11/13/20 Raccoon Hollers Avenue and Huguenot Avenue
    11/13/20 Raccoon 1 Halleck Street
    10/27/20 Skunk King Avenue and Kirby Street
    9/15/20 Raccoon Thieriot Avenue and O’Brien Avenue
    9/1/20 Raccoon Park Drive and Orchard Beach Road
    8/20/20 Cat Harding Park and Underhill Avenue
    8/6/20 Skunk Powell Avenue and Zerega Avenue
    7/15/20 Raccoon Olmstead Avenue and Randall Avenue
    6/23/20 Raccoon Park Drive and Orchard Beach Road
    6/9/20 Raccoon Story Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue
    6/2/20 Raccoon Park Drive and Orchard Beach Road
    2/10/20 Raccoon Walton Avenue and East 176th Street
    1/22/20 Raccoon Hermany Avenue and Olmstead Avenue
    Brooklyn
    Date of Result      Type of Animal      Location      
    7/15/20 Raccoon 15th Avenue and Cropsey Avenue
    Manhattan
    Date of Result     Type of Animal     Location    
    8/14/20 Raccoon Payson Avenue and Seaman Avenue
    7/20/20 Raccoon Bogardus Pl and Hillside Avenue
    Queens
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location 
    9/8/20 Raccoon 47th Avenue and 76th Street
    6/23/20  Cat  1st St and 27th Avenue 
    2/20/20  Raccoon  East 43rd Street and Ditmars Boulevard 
    Staten Island
    Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location 
    12/24/20 Cat Seguin Avenue and Johnston Terrace
    12/15/20 Cat Van Duzer Street and Waverly Place
    12/15/20 Skunk Cornelia Avenue and Chester Avenue
    10/14/20 Raccoon Richmond Terrace and Nicholas Street
    9/25/20 Raccoon Peter Ave and Clawson Street
    9/22/20 Bat Willard Avenue and Woodbridge Place
    8/24/20 Raccoon Pearsall Street and Olympia Boulevard
    8/13/20 Raccoon Brentwood Avenue and Prospect Avenue
    8/4/20 Raccoon Victory Boulevard and Sheraden Avenue
    7/31/20 Raccoon Clove Road and Forest Avenue
    7/30/20 Raccoon College Avenue and Alabama Place
    7/28/20 Raccoon Snug Harbor Road and Kissel Avenue
    6/23/20 Cat Kissel Avenue and Castleton Avenue
    6/19/20 Raccoon Prospect Avenue and Brentwood Avenue
    5/6/20 Raccoon Latourette Street and Woodvale Avenue
    4/9/20  Raccoon  Martling Avenue and Clove Road  
    2/19/20  Raccoon  8th Street and Allison Avenue  
    1/2/20  Raccoon  Union Avenue and Confederation Place  

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