Rising rents and gentrification have left only about 100 pigeon keepers in the New York City area, down from a few thousand during the heyday in the 1940s, '50s and '60s.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn fire last week that wiped out a pigeon keeper's flock of 500 birds was the latest blow to a working-class pastime that has dwindled from the days it was a passion of a ...

The most recent pigeon pilfering took place Jan. 16, when Hell’s Kitchen residents Susan Tang and her husband, Nicholas, witnessed two men in a dark blue Dodge Caravan with New York plates toss ...

Pigeons are pervasive in New York City, but how much do urban dwellers really know about them? “The New York Pigeon,” by photographer Andrew Garn, features shots so detailed that they make the ...

He keeps about 300 birds on his roof in coops he inherited from his grandfather in 1971. Three decades later, he and his brother opened Broadway Pigeon and Pet Supplies.

NEW YORK (AP) - A Brooklyn fire last week that wiped out a pigeon keeper’s flock of 500 birds was the latest blow to a working-class pastime that has dwindled from the days it was a passion of a ...

Green runs a pigeon coop that includes show pigeons that, if let loose, might not survive in the wild. “In the New York area, we don’t have as many pigeon fliers as we want to, but we still ...

There are lots of hobbies to choose from — playing golf, playing a musical instrument, gardening, swimming. Let’s add raising pigeons to the list. It seems some ‘pigeon fanciers’ take their hobby very ...

Video: Revel in New York, Pigeon Coops ... By Jen Carlson Published Oct 12, 2009 Modified Oct 12, 2009 ...