Hey, you got a license for that dog?
For more than 130 years, state law has required New Yorkers to have a license for their dogs. It is rarely enforced, but there are some perks to following the letter of the law, especially if Fido wanders off his leash.
A more comprehensive registry could also offer New Yorkers another way to explore one of the city’s most time-honored traditions: sizing each other up by borough…