Rats are everywhere in New York City, but they’re more abundant in some areas than others. As we reported earlier this week in our feature on the global war on rats, New York is now aggressfoundively targeting hotspots where rats live in huge numbers.
This map, pointed out by commenter bcswartzfager and designed by Meredith Meyers, shows where some of those hotspots are. It draws on 311 data, displaying the last 10,000 rat sightings that have been called in to the social services hotline. As you can see, some areas are bright red, with hundreds more reports than nearby neighborhoods.
The Rat Reservoir program, as New York’s new initiative is called, identifies these hotspots, then tracks rats back to their burrows in parks, road...
This interactive map tracks all rat sightings in New York City
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