West Village Residents Startled By Rare Raccoon Sighting
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NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — One Manhattan neighborhood is on edge after a close encounter.
It was just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday night when West Village residents out walking their dogs saw something very unusual, CBSN New York’s Tara Jakeway reported.
A raccoon was peering out from behind a tree in the outdoor area of a luxury apartment building on a quiet downtown street.
“All I could think about was if someone had a little dog. It was really crazy, actually,” resident Steve Snider said.
Snider caught the critter on video scampering down Washington Street. The nocturnal animal has been spotted in areas of Manhattan like Central Park, but is a rare sighting in the residential neighborhood. Snider said he worries about what could happen to his kids.
“It attacking and I know that they have rabies or can have rabies, so it was just really weird,” Snider said.
Snider caught the critter on video scampering down Washington Street. The nocturnal animal has been spotted in areas of Manhattan like Central Park, but is a rare sighting in the residential neighborhood. Snider said he worries about what could happen to his kids.
“It attacking and I know that they have rabies or can have rabies, so it was just really weird,” Snider said.
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