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The Trash Is Piling Up And So Are The Rat Complaints
Pandemic-related budget cuts have hurt the city's ability to clean up the increasing amount of sidewalk trash, which local pols say has led to an increase in rat sightings since the start of the pandemic.
By
Ben Yakas
News
NYC Rat Complaints Are Down, But Experts Expect That To Change As City Reopens
A block with a lot of restaurants and a lot of garbage might support a huge colony of rats.
By
Amy Pearl
Arts & Entertainment
Video: Salad Rat Just Wants To Find A Diet It Can Stick With
Another classic edition of the genre known as "rat scurrying alone with salad."
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
We Are Contractually Obligated To Blog About This Viral Video Of A Subway Rat Carrying A Coffee Cup
No coffee, no working, just rabies.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
This Video Will Do The Impossible: Make You Root For A Subway Rat
Perseverance. Destiny. Subway Rat.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Meet Car Rat: The Rat That Just Really Loved This Car
Honk if you're horrified!
By
Jake Offenhartz
News
Eric Adams Standing Firm On Rat Traps
"We can never put rats over children, and I am not going to do that. My personal beliefs on animal wellness are not going to get in the way of my role as Borough President."
By
Claire Lampen
News
Can You Handle The Size Of This Gigantic Rat?
Impressive ROUS specimen.
By
Claire Lampen
Arts & Entertainment
Watch Unflappable NYers React To A Rat On The Subway With Characteristic Indifference
These New Yorkers climbing up the subway pole to avoid a rat have not seen it all.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Watch A Rat Practice Its Impressive Pole Dancing Routine On The Subway
This video is the stuff of cirque du subway nightmares.
By
Ben Yakas
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