While Bronx residents live in fear over itty-bitty skunks, Harlem locals have something real (with teeth) to freak over -- wild coyotes.
A young coyote, no more than 2 years old, was spotted and captured yesterday in Trinity Cemetery on 155th St. and Broadway, then taken to the Bronx Zoo for observation.
She's the third evil-looking canine to be caught in the city in the last 10 years, yet authorities are not panicked. They say the coyotes "probably walk down the Amtrak rail corridor along the Hudson River or swim down the Hudson River until they get to the city."
Why do they make it sound like strolls into the city are normal behavior for these beasts?!? Guess panic only needs to set in once the coyotes actually learn how to ride inside the Amtrak trains. By then it will be too late. Trust us.
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If the Coyote was caught in Trinity Cemetery, it was not captured in Harlem!
Trinity Cemetery is on both sides of Broadway; One side heads towards Riverside Dr., and the other one where the Church is located ends on Amsterdam Avenue. Neither of these streets are considered Harlem; It's probably a toss up between Hamilton Heights or Washington Heights. I believe 155 Street separates these two sections.
Now if you were to go futher a few blocks east on 155 St. (heading towards the Polo Grounds, or the Bronx on Macombs Dam Bridge) past St. Nicholas Ave., then that's considered the "Sugar Hill" section of Harlem. FYI.
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