Complete Coverage: Off-leash dog wars

Health Board votes to amend leash law

Many dog owners today had cheers for the Board of Health, after members voted unanimously to amend the city's leash law – a move that further protects the off-leash hours observed in some city parks.

Judge rules in favor of off-leash dog hours

Dogs across the city had reason to unleash a bark of victory Thursday.

Both sides bark in off-leash dog fight

The latest round in the battle over off-leash dog hours got rowdy in a public hearing Wednesday when one foe of free pups said, "Dogs are simply property."

Propsect Park: Where the dogs are

There's nothing Sam, Sebastian and Sugar love more than a trip to the Prospect Park Coffee Bark – a Saturday breakfast hang-out for dogs and their people.

Dog wars unleashed

It's a bitter barking battle that has divided communities across the five boroughs: Should dogs be free to run without a leash in public city parks?

To leash or not to leash? NYers sound off

amNew York asked New Yorkers whether they think dogs should have time to run off the leash. Here's what they had to say:

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