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Animals Testing Positive for Rabies in New York City

2025

Map of rabid animals reported in NYC in 2025 (PDF)

Brooklyn

January 15: Raccoon at Van Sinderen Avenue and Dewitt Avenue

Queens

January 21: Raccoon at 59th Avenue and 153rd Street

January 8: Raccoon at 59th Avenue and 153rd Street

January 3: Raccoon at 119th Drive and Farmers Boulevard

Previous Years

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2024

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

The Bronx

October 21: Bat at Broadway and Van Cortlandt Park South

July 3: Cat at Washington Avenue and East 181st Street

June 7: Raccoon at Close Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard

Queens

November 27: Raccoon at 221st Street and 133rd Avenue

November 13: Raccoon at Utopia Parkway and Grand Central Parkway

September 4: Bat at Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive

Staten Island

May 9: Cat at Travis Avenue and Victory Boulevard

April 3: Raccoon at Bay Street and North Road

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

For more information on rabies, call 311.

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