I saw that you live in New York and I must must as you a question. My mom, my whole life, has said certain things about New York and my mom doesn't know chit about chit but I've always wondered if this particular tid bit was at all close to accurate. 
She says that NYC has more rats than people and IN FACT, they have a whole department of rat control (ie: Department of Parks & Recreation, Department of Transporation, Department of Child Services, and  Department of Rat Control)... True  or false?I 
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Re: ***ElloPoppet***
Butting in: It is more like 1 rat per 36 people- still gross, but not as bad!
https://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/rats.asp