Monday, July 17, 2017
Staten Island Is Dog Bite Capital of New York City
Posted in Dog Bites
A recent report shows that Staten Island ranks first among New York’s five boroughs in dog bites per capita. In 2014, every 64 out of 100,000 residents of Staten Island were bitten by dogs, contributing to 6,373 trips to the emergency-room throughout the City. These emergency-room visits costed New Yorkers on average almost $3,000 per visit…
