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Animals Testing Positive for Rabies in New York City

2020

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2020

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
1/22/20 Raccoon Hermany Avenue and Olmstead Avenue
2/10/20 Raccoon Walton Avenue and East 176th Street
Queens
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location 
2/20/20  Raccoon  East 43rd Street and Ditmars Boulevard 
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location 
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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2019

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2019

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location 
10/10/19  Raccoon  Beach Ave and Lacombe Avenue  
5/2/19 Cat Needham Avenue and Grace Avenue        
2/27/19 Raccoon East 134th Street and St. Ann’s Place   
Manhattan
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location 
2/27/19 Raccoon  East 134th Street and St. Ann’s Place
11/22/19 Raccoon West 190th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
11/4/19 Raccoon West 164th Street and Edgecombe Avenue
11/1/19 Raccoon West 169th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
10/24/19 Bat West 87th Street and Columbus Avenue
9/11/19 Skunk Payson Avenue and Seaman Avenue
5/13/19 Raccoon West 215th Street and Seaman Avenue
4/18/19 Raccoon Isham Street and Seaman Avenue
3/4/19 Raccoon West 218th Street and Indian Road
2/28/19 Raccoon West 214th Street and Indian Road
2/25/19 Raccoon Isham Street and Seaman Avenue
1/25/19 Raccoon Seaman Avenue and West 204th Street
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location 
11/4/19 Raccoon Indale Ave and Hylan Boulevard   
8/26/19 Raccoon Pendale Street and Chesterton Avenue
8/13/19 Raccoon Yetman Avenue and Clermont Avenue
6/21/19 Raccoon Kenny Road and Hylan Boulevard
6/18/19 Raccoon Rensselaer Avenue and Foster Road
5/22/19 Raccoon Thornycroft Avenue and Sycamore Street  
5/13/19 Raccoon Cloverdale Avenue and Sycamore Street
4/17/19 Raccoon Bowdoin Street and Nome Avenue
3/21/19 Raccoon Ramona Avenue and Maguire Avenue
2/22/19 Raccoon Forest Green and Arden Avenue

2018

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2018

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
10/3/18 Raccoon West 261st Street and Palisade Avenue
10/2/18 Raccoon Food Center Drive and Hunts Point Co-op Market
9/20/18 Raccoon Netherland Avenue and West 256th Street
9/18/18 Skunk Palisade Avenue and Sigma Place
9/12/18 Opossum Independence Avenue and West 235th Street
8/24/18 Raccoon 2900 Southern Boulevard
5/8/18 Cat Paulding Avenue and East 218th Street
4/30/18 Raccoon 2900 Southern Boulevard
2/4/18 Skunk Southern Boulevard and East 187th Street
Queens
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
10/2/18  Raccoon  71st Avenue and 60th Lane                             
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
12/3/18 Raccoon Amboy Road and Acacia Avenue
10/22/18 Raccoon Annadale Road and Belfield Avenue             
9/21/18 Raccoon Wolcott Avenue and Annadale Road
8/29/18 Raccoon Hylan Boulevard and Guyon Avenue

2017

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2017

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
4/24/17 Skunk Van Cortlandt Park​
7/7/17 Raccoon Palisade Avenue and West 261st Street​
7/19/17 Cat Barnes Avenue and East 223rd Street​
7/20/17 Raccoon Boston Road and Bronx River Parkway​
7/26/17 Raccoon Boston Road and Bronx River Parkway
8/1/17 Skunk Boston Road and Bronx River Parkway
8/8/17 Cat Belmont Avenue and East 81st Street
8/15/17 Raccoon Burke and Paulding Avenues
8/16/17 Raccoon Barnes Avenue and East 219th Street
8/22/17 Raccoon Southern Boulevard and 187th Street
8/25/17 Raccoon East Fordham Road and Bronx Park Road
9/21/17 Raccoon Southern Boulevard and 185th Street
9/22/17 Raccoon East Fordham Road and Bronx River Parkway
10/24/17 Raccoon Bronx River Parkway and Birchall Avenue
11/7/17 Skunk Bronx Park South and Vyse Avenue
11/21/17 Raccoon Southern Boulevard and Grote Street
12/6/17 Raccoon E Fordham Road and Bronx Park Road
12/13/17 Skunk Bronx River Parkway and Birchall Avenue

2016

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2016

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
8/3/16 Raccoon Edgewater Park and Adee Drive​​
12/16/16 Raccoon Van Cortlandt Park and Broadway 
Manhattan
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
12/19/16 Bat Central Park West and 63rd Street​
Queens
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
1/21/16 Raccoon 57th Road and 136th Street​           
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
8/4/16 Raccoon Amelia Court and Kissel Avenue     

2015

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2015

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
7/10/15 Bat East 240th Street and McLean Avenue​​​
Brooklyn
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
4/24/15​ Bat Shore Road and Oliver Street      ​​​         
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
10/20/15 Raccoon Sonia Court and Bloomingdale Road​​​    
5/27/15 Raccoon Amboy Road and Georgia Court
4/21/15 Raccoon Trossach Road and Murray Place
4/17/15 Raccoon Hygeia Place and Grove Street

2014

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2014

Brooklyn
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
11/3/14​ Opossum Bay 35th Street and 86th Street           
9/8/14 Raccoon 16th Avenue and 79th Street​​​​
8/19/14 Raccoon 16th Avenue and 79th Street​​​​
4/28/14​ Raccoon East 4th Street and Avenue C​​​​
4/22/14​ Raccoon 17th Avenue and 51st Street​​​
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
8/7/14 Raccoon Carlton Avenue and Parkwood Avenue
7/17/14 Raccoon Major Avenue and Lily Pond Avenue
7/8/14 Raccoon Stevenson Place and S Goff Avenue
6/27/14 Raccoon Rice Avenue and Slosson Avenue
6/17/14 Raccoon Wadsworth Avenue and Bay Street
3/19/14 Skunk Van Pelt Avenue and Forest Avenue
2/27/14​​ Raccoon Jackson Street and Beach Street

2013

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2013

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
9/10/13 ​Skunk Watt Avenue and Research Avenue
9/9/13 ​Skunk Research Avenue and Ampere Avenue     
9/5/13 Bat 185 Street and Southern Boulevard
Manhattan
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
9/20/13​ Bat Barclay Street and Washington Street         
7/2/13​ Bat West 139 Street and 5th Avenue
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
12/24/13​ Raccoon Hylan Boulevard Kenny Road
12/24/13​ Raccoon Harbor View Court and Castleton Avenue
11/19/13​ Raccoon Finlay Street and Shore Road
11/18/13 Raccoon Zeck Court and Comstock Avenue
11/18/13 Cat Rathbun Avenue and Levenar Avenue
11/8/13 Raccoon Brighton Avenue and Sumner Place
10/22/13 Raccoon Monahan Avenue and Evans Street
10/15/13 Raccoon Arthur Kill Road and Industrial Loop
10/9/13 Raccoon ​Elmwood Avenue and Oakdale Street
10/7/13 Raccoon ​Gordon Street and Laurel Avenue
10/3/13 Raccoon ​Cebra Avenue and Ward Avenue
10/1/13 Raccoon Howard Circle and Howard Avenue
9/11/13 Raccoon Penbroke Avenue and North Randall Ave.
9/11/13 Raccoon ​Clove Road and Tyler Avenue
9/10/13 Skunk ​New Street and Cottage Place
9/6/13 Raccoon ​Targee Street and Steuben Street
9/4/13 Raccoon Hylan Boulevard and Tompkins Avenue
8/27/13 Raccoon Prospect Avenue and Clinton Avenue
8/23/13 Raccoon Shift Place and Huguenot Avenue
8/20/13 Raccoon Emerald Court & Station Avenue
8/15/13 Raccoon West Fingerboard Road and Clove Road
8/8/13 Raccoon Eden Court and Main Street
8/8/13 Raccoon Eden Court and Main Street
8/8/13 Raccoon Lombard Court and Raily Court
8/6/13 Raccoon Hope Avenue and Beethoven Street
7/31/13 Raccoon USS North Carolina Road and USS Tennessee Road
7/9/13 Raccoon Poillon Avenue and Gentile Court
6/28/13​ Raccoon Domain Street and Goethals Road North
6/25/13 Raccoon Fremont Street and Richmond Road
6/24/13 Raccoon Richmond Terrace and Alaska Street
6/18/13​ Raccoon Queen Street and Gansevoort Boulevard
6/14/13​ Raccoon White Oak Lane and Sharrotts Road
6/5/13​ Raccoon Marscher Place and Van Wyck Avenue
5/31/13​ Raccoon Manor Road and Brielle Avenue
5/16/13​ Raccoon Hylan Boulevard and Main Street
5/15/13​​ Raccoon Delafield Avenue and Bard Avenue
5/7/13​​​ Raccoon Purdy Avenue and Crafton Avenue
5/7/13​​​ Raccoon Milton Avenue and Marine Way
4/30/13​​​​ Raccoon Manhattan Street and Hylan Boulevard
4/15/13​​​​​ Raccoon Pierce Street and Rhine Street
4/15/13​ Raccoon Cannon Boulevard Hylan Boulevard
4/12/13​ Raccoon Amboy Road and Seeley Avenue
4/1/13​ Raccoon Richmond Road and Steuben Street
3/19/13​ Bat Craig Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
3/12/13​​ Raccoon Pearsall Street and Olympia Boulevard
2/19/13​ Raccoon Sycamore Street and Preston Avenue
1/15/13​​ Raccoon Ridgewood Avenue and Opp Court

2012

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2012

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
12/4/12 ​Opossum Pierce Avenue and Fowler Avenue
11/13/12 Raccoon Quimby Avenue and Olmstead Avenue   
6/1/12 Raccoon East 242nd Street and Barnes Avenue
Brooklyn
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
11/21/12 Bat Jay Street and Tillary Street
10/23/12 Raccoon Prospect Park West and 5th Street          
Manhattan
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
10/11/12 Bat Central Park West and West 65th Street  
9/25/12 Bat Roosevelt Island
Staten Island
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
12/24/12 Raccoon Todt Hill Road and Charter Oak Road
11/9/12 Raccoon Purdue Street and Nome Avenue
9/26/12 Raccoon Scranton Avenue and Wainwright Avenue
9/18/12 Raccoon Near Turf Road
8/30/12 Raccoon Sterling Avenue and 10th Street
6/1/12 Raccoon Andes Place and LaGuardia Avenue

2011

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2011

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
9/14/11 Bat Henry Hudson Park
8/3/11 Raccoon Arlington Avenue and West 259th Street    
6/30/11 Raccoon Arlington Avenue and West 259th Street
6/15/11 Raccoon Broadway and Post Road
6/15/11 Raccoon Pelham Bay Park
6/13/11 Raccoon West 246th Street and Livingston Avenue
5/31/11 Bat Barker Avenue and Waring Street
5/17/11 Raccoon Bailey Avenue and West 238th Street
2/22/11 Raccoon Daly Avenue and East 180th Street
Manhattan
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
12/13/11 Raccoon Central Park near West 100th Street
11/9/11 Bat West 88th Street and Columbus Avenue
8/22/11 Cat Cat found in New Jersey, tested at the NYC Public Health Laboratory
2/2/11 Raccoon Central Park near East 78th Street

2010

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2010

Bronx
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
11/19/10 Bat West 145th Street and 3rd Avenue
11/17/10 Raccoon Delafield Ave and West 250th Street
10/19/10 Raccoon Post Road and W. 252nd Street
9/27/10 Raccoon Near Crotona Park
9/17/10 Raccoon Feidlston Road and West 250th Street
9/16/10 Raccoon West 238th Street and Riverdate Avenue  
8/12/10 Bat Knolls Crescent and Kappock Street
7/23/10 Raccoon East 242nd Street and Aqueduct Avenue
7/12/10 Coyote Palisade Avenue and West 236th Street
7/9/10 Bat Crotona Avenue and East 185th Street
6/29/10 Raccoon Liebig Avenue and West 260th Street
6/15/10 Raccoon West 255th Street and Riverdale Avenue
5/7/10 Skunk Tibbett Avenue and West 232nd Street
3/30/10 Raccoon Valles Avenue and West 256th Street
3/30/10 Raccoon East 237th Street and Matilda Avenue
3/18/10 Raccoon West 259th Street and Huxley Avenue
3/18/10 Raccoon Hillman Avenue and Sedgwick Avenue
3/5/10 Cat Liebig Avenue and West 259th Street
Brooklyn
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
12/2/10 Raccoon 10th Street and Prospect Park West           
2/12/10 Raccoon State Street and Nevins Street
Manhattan
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
Map of Raccoons in Central Park and surrounding areas
9/14/10 Raccoon Central Park near E. 79th Street
9/14/10 Raccoon Riverside Park near West 84th Street
9/3/10 Raccoon Central Park near W. 79th Street
7/20/10 Raccoon Central Park near E. 65th Street
7/16/10 Raccoon Central Park near W. 68th Street
7/8/10 Raccoon Central Park near E. 67th Street
6/28/10 Raccoon Central Park near E. 107th Street
6/8/10 Raccoon Central Park near 108th Street
6/8/10 Raccoon West 105th Street and Riverside Drive
5/25/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 79th Street
5/25/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 67th Street
5/24/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 79th Street
5/21/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 103rd St.
5/18/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 103rd Street
5/10/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 108th Street
5/5/10 Raccoon Riverside Drive and West 108th Street
5/4/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 86th Street
4/29/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 65th Street
4/29/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 65th Street
4/26/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 93rd Street
4/20/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 76th Street
4/15/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 73rd Street
4/13/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 64th Street
4/13/10 Raccoon Central Park near 96th Street
4/8/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 67th Street
4/8/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 96th Street
4/6/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 73rd Street
4/6/10 Raccoon East 117th Street and Park Avenue
4/5/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 77th Street
4/2/10 Raccoon Central Park North and Lenox Avenue
4/2/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 63rd Street
4/1/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 98th Street
3/26/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 64th Street
3/25/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 101st Street
3/23/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 102nd Street
3/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 89th Street
3/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 90th Street
3/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 106th Street
3/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 103rd Street
3/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 79th Street
3/19/10 Raccoon Central Park West and West 79th Sreet
3/19/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 108th Street
3/18/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 67th Street
3/18/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 106th Street
3/18/10 Raccoon East 79th Street and 5th Avenue
3/16/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 79th Street
3/16/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 103rd Street
3/16/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 79th Street
3/15/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 80th Street
3/12/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 81st Street
3/12/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 81st Street
3/12/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 76th Street
3/12/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 73rd Street
3/11/10 Raccoon West 97th Street and Riverside Drive
3/11/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 74th Street
3/11/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 110th Street
3/11/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 106th Street
3/10/10 Raccoon West 78th Street and Columbus Avenue
3/9/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 74th Street
3/9/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 102nd Street
3/5/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 84th Street
3/5/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 79th Street
3/4/10 Raccoon Park Avenue and East 92nd Street
3/2/10 Raccoon East 116th Street and 3rd Avenue
3/2/10 Raccoon Central Park near Each 66th Street
3/2/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 110th Street
3/2/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 94th Street
3/1/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 81st St.
2/26/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 81st Street
2/24/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 75th Street
2/24/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 108th Street
2/24/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 103rd Street
2/24/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 103rd Street
2/23/10 Raccoon Cental Park near West 106th Street
2/23/10 Raccoon Cental Park near East 106th Street
2/23/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 106th Street
2/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 105th Street
2/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 80th Street
2/22/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 110th Street
2/19/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 106th Street
2/16/10 Raccoon Central Park near 108th Street
2/11/10 Raccoon Central Park near 76th Street
2/11/10 Raccoon Central park near 68th Street
2/10/10 Raccoon Central Park near 104th Street
2/10/10 Raccoon Central Park near 108th Street
2/9/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 72nd Street
2/9/10 Raccoon Central Park near 96th Street
2/9/10 Raccoon Central Park near 79th Street
2/5/10 Raccoon Central Park near 96th Street
2/4/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 108th Street
2/4/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 105th Street
2/3/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 105th Street
2/3/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 105th Street
2/2/10 Raccoon Central Park near 79th Street
2/2/10 Raccoon 115th Street and Pleasant Avenue
2/2/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 108th Street
2/2/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 105th Street
1/28/10 Raccoon East 64th Street and 5th Avenue
1/28/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 105th Street
1/28/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 91st Street
1/27/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 100th Street
1/26/10 Raccoon East 102nd Street and 5th Avenue
1/26/10 Raccoon East 102nd Street and 5th Avenue
1/25/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 72nd Street
1/25/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 102nd Street
1/25/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 102nd Street
1/25/10 Raccoon East 100th Street and Lexington Avenue
1/25/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 102nd Street
1/22/10 Raccoon West 116th Street and Morningside Avenue
1/21/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 93rd Street
1/21/10 Raccoon East 90th Street and 5th Avenue
1/20/10 Raccoon Central Park near West 76th Street
1/20/10 Raccoon Central Park near East 106th Street
Queens
Date of Result  Type of Animal  Location
10/15/10 Raccoon 54th Avenue and Justice Avenue
9/28/10 Raccoon Cross Island Parkway and 91st Avenue      

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