GALE BREWER VOWS TO END THE RAT INFESTATION, SAYS FAIRWAY IS RAT-FREE
The Upper West Side’s rat infestation took on epic proportions last year when multiple rodents were seen scurrying around Fairway on 74th street, including a cute little mouse videotaped frolicking in the olive bins. But City Council member Gale Brewer … Read the rest of this entry >>
CONFIRMED: THE UPPER WEST SIDE IS THE ‘RAT CAPITAL’ OF NEW YORK
It’s not news to Upper West Siders that the neighborhood is overrun with rats. We’ve been writing about the growing problem for months, and it’s rare to walk down a block in the neighborhood and not see something scurrying about. … Read the rest of this entry >>
MORNING BULLETIN: A $59,000-A-MONTH RENTAL, PLAYGROUND RATS FEEL RIGHT AT HOME
November 13, 2012 Weather: A few showers, High of 47 Deg … Read the rest of this entry >>
FAIRWAY’S RODENT NIGHTMARE CONTINUES: MOUSE/RAT VIDEOTAPED INSIDE OLIVE BINS (UPDATED)
Fairway’s rodent problem just went from gross to GROSS. A Fairway shopper videotaped a mouse, or possibly a rat, running along the olives in the bins at the supermarket on 74th Street and Broadway very early Wednesday morning. The sighting … Read the rest of this entry >>
AND NOW… ‘GANGS’ OF RATS INFESTING PLAYGROUNDS
It was bound to happen. As rats invade the Upper West Side, they seek out places where they can find food. And where can you find people whose tiny hands sometimes fumble on their way to their tiny mouths? Playgrounds! … Read the rest of this entry >>
GET RID OF UWS POLLUTION, VERMIN: 2 IMPORTANT MEETINGS THIS WEEK
This week, Upper West Siders can learn new ways to get rid of two things that plague our neighborhood: dirty heating oil and … Read the rest of this entry >>
FUN WITH VERMIN: FEISTY WOMEN START ‘GARAGE SALES AT THE RAT HOUS’
By Karen Farber Since the landlord has failed to clean up the disgusting building at 120 West 74th Street (other than to paint over the neighborhood protest graffiti labeling it “the Rat House”), local entrepreneurs have started using the infamous … Read the rest of this entry >>
GASP! RATS IN FAIRWAY’S PRODUCE AISLE
The rat infestation on the Upper West Side has reached a new low point: the furry creatures have been sighted in Fairway's produce section! Fairway, on 74th and Broadway, is right in the midst of the rat triangle of death: it's two b … Read the rest of this entry >>
MORNING BULLETIN: ANOTHER RAT ACADEMY, FOUR RIVERSIDE PARK DOG DEATHS INVESTIGATED
September 10, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 73 Deg … Read the rest of this entry >>
FED-UP LOCAL POSTS ‘RAT CROSSING’ SIGNS ON 76TH STREET
Upper West Siders have a funny way of reacting to rats. It brings out our theatrical side. The "rat house" on 74th street inspired art. A construction site at 52 West 76th Street, however, is now inspiring anew kind of civic pro … Read the rest of this entry >>
