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Animals Testing Positive for Rabies in New York City

2025

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

Queens

  • 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

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