West Harlem Residents Are Fed Up With ‘Aggressive’ Raccoons Terrorizing Neighborhood

WFAN Channel 2 NYC ^ | December 18, 2014 11:36 PM

[jmcenanly]

— West Harlem residents say a posse of raccoons has taken over their neighborhoods and in some cases even broken into their homes.

“These things think they live here and they actually walk in if you leave an opening,” said resident Lauren Flanigan.

Pictures from residents showed a raccoon making itself comfortable on the patio of a West Harlem home, and even coming up to the door. And that raccoon was not alone, residents said.

“They came in the kitchen, and they’re not that friendly, and they also pushed the window screens in,” Flanigan told CBS2’s Tracee Carrasco.

[jmcenanly]

There is video at the link. You wonder just how aggressive these animals are to invade Harlem.

[Olog-hai]

Raccoons = “coons”, so that’s racist.

[bgill]

Fire up the grill.

[South40]

The ash tree in my yard on any given night.

[TADSLOS]

Illegals!! 😃

[UB355]

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/raccoon-nation-full-episode/7558/

[South40]

I’m only 12 miles from the US/Mexican border so I have them too.

[Eddie01]

After today. Wow. Local cops’ll be right on that.

Let Al Sharpton, Jesse, Eric and Barry don fat leather gloves and callofthewildman these critters.

[riverrunner]

City people what wimps and decent pellet rifle would solve the problem.

In the country we would use more fire power if they got pass the dog.

[Radagast the Fool]

Rocky Raccoon
Checked into his room
Only to find Gideon’s Bible

[WorkingClassFilth]

Speak the truth, brother. I bagged two this summer with one round of OO buck.

[TADSLOS]

At least these have the cuteness factor going for them.

[Farmer Dean]

You ruined the pelt?A .22 to the head is all that’s needed.

[amnestynone]

They are wonderful little animals but if they get to close to people and lose their fear they should be dealt with as that is not good for coons or people.

[PAR35]

I always worry about rabies when Raccoons show up. So I wouldn’t want them hanging around, either.

That being said, I’m not that surprised that coons are a problem in Harlem. Probably have some coyotes, too.

[MeshugeMikey]

perhaps De Blasio can get a JOB..as a trapper...

[bagster]

there are coons in Harlem? NO WAY!!!!!!

forever yours,

Charlie Rangle

[South40]

They are cute. But they are destructive. They have eaten every fish in my pond.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I’ve never found raccoons cute. Nasty critters.

[nomad]

Too easy.