Middletown Rolls Over, Changes Law to Allow Dogs in Select Public Parks

A law prohibiting dogs in public parks has been modified at the recommendation of the Downtown Middletown Business Improvement District.

A sign at the Run 4 Downtown Park displaying the park rules in Middletown, N.Y., on March 17, 2026. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.–The City of Middletown Legislative Committee voted unanimously on March 16 to amend a local law that prohibited dogs from public parks that were not specifically dog parks.

The amendment to Section 161-7 of the Code of the City of Middletown now allows people to bring their dogs into Erie Way Park, Jerry’s Park, John F. Degnan Square, Run 4 Downtown Park, and North Street Park, effective immediately.