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A rat is seen in Bushwick, Brooklyn (credit: Holli Haerr, 1010 WINS)

Residents In Bushwick, Brooklyn Say Rats Are Taking Over

Residents of the Bushwick section of Brooklyn have been complaining that their neighborhood is overrun with rats – and they said the city is not taking action.

2013/03/20

Rat spotted in the Jamaica Center subway terminal on Sept. 21, 2011 (

State Senator Calls For ‘Rat Summit 2′ To Address NYC’s Rodent ‘Epidemic’

State Sen. Bill Perkins co-sponsored the first “Rat Summit” in 2000 when he was a city councilman.

2013/03/15

MTA To Use Birth Control To Target Subway Rats

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has come up with a new way to target rats.

2013/03/02

Oh Rats! City Councilwoman Wants NYC To Tackle Post-Sandy Rodent Problem

Jessica Lappin said that in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the rodents have been moving from the city’s shorelines into waterfront neighborhoods.

2013/02/20

Bronx Building Residents Furious Over Unlivable Conditions

With walls covered in mold, as well as rats and cockroaches everywhere, people in an apartment building in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx have had enough.

2013/02/19

Fairway Market on Broadway. (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Rat Basks In Barrel Of Olives At Fairway Market In Manhattan

Video has gone viral showing a small rat hanging out in a barrel of stuffed olives at the Fairway Market on Broadway and West 74th Street.

2012/09/27

Credit: 1010 WINS Reporter Carol D'Auria

Upper West Side Residents Pestered By Rat Infestation

Residents of the Upper West Side have been placed under siege by rats, according to the West 76th Street Block Association.

2012/08/29

Workers In Gloves Outside Rat-Infested Bronx Apartments (credit: Stan Brooks/1010 WINS)

Bronx Public Housing Residents Complain Of Rat Infestation

Residents said the Claremont Consolidated Houses on Findlay Ave. have been inundated with rats over the past few months. One woman said the pests come into the hallways and apartments any way they can.

2012/08/16

New MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota Differs With Ex-Chairman’s Opinion Of NYC Transit

Jay Walder, the last guy in charge of the MTA, called the New York City transit system terrible after he got a new job in Hong Kong. Today, WCBS 880 anchors Steve Scott and Wayne Cabot spoke with the new guy in charge – Joseph Lhota – to get his take.

2012/01/11

Queens Residents Say Rats, Skunks From Overgrown Property Overtaking Street

Residents in Middle Village are waging war against weeds that have taken over their street and the rodents that come along with them.

2011/09/16

YouTube Video Jokingly Documents Rat Infestation At Tompkins Square Park

One YouTube user however has gone to dramatic new lengths to document the trouble in the park. He created a horror movie-like video depicting the vivacious vermin vectoring voraciously.

2011/08/16

Locals Say Park Across From Plaza Hotel Being Overrun By Rats

The Grand Army Plaza Park has apparently become a new hangout for the four-legged vermin as some locals can attest to.

2011/08/15

A flyer about free garbage cans is seen near the Atlantic Yards project - Brooklyn, NY - Aug 12, 2011 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Brooklyn Residents Cry Foul Over Rats At Atlantic Yards

The Forest City Ratner company has decided to give out hundreds of rat-proof trash cans to a small part of the neighborhood in an effort to combat the problem.

2011/08/12