Yeah, you guys did the right thing. The coyote knew you weren’t going to hurt him and no longer saw you as a threat so he walked away. I have similar encounters with the stray / feral cats where I live lol. Except I am usually talking to them or they startle me. And an opossum. Thank goodness I know what they look like or I would have lost my mind. I didn’t at first I was like what is that creature.

But I don’t want your neighbor to complain and get the coyotes put down though. She shouldn’t have ran from it.

Yes, please, no unleashed dog walking ever especially if they are small. Do the coyotes try to scare them or lunge at them?

Well, remember they don’t like humans and will hide from us. Anything is possible. Spuyten-Duyvil is the Bronx still lol.

I know, during the lockdown they were even more prevalent. A suburban neighborhood in IL got a herd of deer roaming their streets; we got rats.😢

This is so wild. They are probably very abundant in Van Cortlandt Park and Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. Went to high school in the Pelham Bay section; however, I have never been to the park.

Edit: There also was a Bronx Park siting recently very early morning.