According to new government data, rat sightings across the city have increased 71 percent since this time in 2020 By the end of September, there were more than 21,000 reported sightings
Over the summer, New York City Council members presented a five-point"rat action plan" to solve the issue, which includes rat-proof trash bins. It's expected to pass sometime in October.: changing the times trash is hitting the curbs at night, so the waste is not out as long and giving rodents less time to smell and go after it.
Currently, garbage can go to the curb at 4 p.m. the day before it is scheduled for collection. But the DSNY wants New Yorkers to start putting out their trash later at night, around 8 p.m. Their idea does come with an exception: If the refuse goes into a can or bin, it could be put out a little earlier, at 6 p.m. The department believes that by limiting the amount of time the garbage is out on the street, the rats will be seen less and have less access to food.
As New York City restaurant struggle during the pandemic, having to move to outdoor dining and takeouts only, rats are giving them another problem. NBC New York's Adam Harding reports.
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