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[WATCH] NYC Shop Cat and Street Mouse Play a Real Life Tom and Jerry

2025-05-21T12:00:00-04:00

Watch this funny video showing a street mouse teasing a frustrated shop cat behind a glass door. The short video was uploaded to YouTube by Yamil Lopera, who told Gothamist:

My wife and I were walking home last night and as we passed the Health Nut Store (1208 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10065) we saw the cat by the glass door very attentively scoping the area on the sidewalk. Next thing we knew this mouse just ran over and started leaping up and down in front of the cat. I took out my iPhone as fast as I could.

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[VIDEO] Want to See Rats in NYC? Book a Tour With ‘Rat Daddy’

2024-01-30T12:00:00-05:00

Most people want nothing to do with rats. But Kenny Bollwerk, from New York City, goes looking for them. The 36-year-old began documenting areas of the city with rat problems, and the videos blew up on social media. This turned into him offering tours so visitors could see the rodents in person. The $50-an-hour tours are now a hit. He shared his story with Inside Edition Digital’s Andrea Swindall.

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[VIDEO] Here's Why NYC Subway Rats Don't Get Zapped on the Third Rail

2022-09-21T12:00:00-04:00

In this short video from CityXcsape, learn why the rats that roam the New York City subway stations and tracks don't get electrocuted by the deadly third rail.

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[WATCH] NYC Revealed: Why New York Has So Many Rats

2022-06-01T12:00:00-04:00

New York has long been known as one of the rattiest cities in America with some estimating close to 2 million rodents roam its streets. Both city workers and residents have been waging a never-ending battle against these four-legged fiends. Here is how New York City rats out its rodents.

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[VIDEO] Where are the Most Rats Being Spotted in NYC?

2021-11-09T12:00:00-05:00

It's not your imagination, rats are a growing problem in New York City. Here's where the most rats have been sighted across the city. "This is my 8-year-old's room that I have to seal off, because the smell is unbearable," renter Ann Marchena said. Who knows how long the foot-long rat that Marchena discovered has been decomposing in the walls, but the maggots do. She says she discovered it last week. "I'm so angry, because my 8-year-old keeps telling me mommy, 'why can't I play with my toys? Mommy that's our home, what's going on?' I don't know how to explain that to her," Marchena said. Cell phone video shows a rat gnawing through Marchena's light fixture a month ago. It's the second infestation in two years.

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[WATCH] This NYC Subway Rat Tried to Make an Escape Up the Station's Down Escalator

2021-09-25T12:00:00-04:00

Recently captured in Grand Central terminal by straphanger Andrew Chen, this video shows a lower-level subway rat unsuccessfully trying to make an escape to the big city, via the station's down escalator.

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[WATCH] NYC Bird Swallows Entire Rat in One Gulp

2021-09-10T16:00:00-04:00

Watch out, Pizza Rat — this viral footage shows a bird swallowing a rat in one single gulp. 😳

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[VIDEO] Here's Why NYC Subway Rats Don't Get Zapped on the Third Rail

2021-07-29T12:00:00-04:00

In this short video from CityXcsape, learn why the rats that roam the New York City subway stations and tracks don't get electrocuted by the deadly third rail.

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[WATCH] Columbus Park, Exploring the City's "Rattiest" Park with a Rodentologist

2020-07-22T12:00:00-04:00

Chinatown produces more food waste than any other neighborhood in New York. The dense population of street food and cheap eats taken to-go leads to an abundance of thrown out food garbage in public trash cans, leading to an abundance of rats who like to eat it.

Columbus Park is the epicenter of rat activity in the City, providing a shelter for rats before they hunt through Chinatown looking for food.

In this episode of Transmissions, Motherboard meets up with Matthew Frye, an urban entomologist at Cornell University’s integrated pest management program.

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[WATCH] Here's Why NYC Subway Rats Don't Get Zapped on the Third Rail

2020-07-14T12:00:00-04:00

In this short video from CityXcsape, learn why the rats that roam the New York City subway stations and tracks don't get electrocuted by the deadly third rail.

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