Dear Shaded Viewers,
Love this, I had told Jens Haas my NYC rat stories, one ate through a brick wall of a neighbor and another ran across my sisters feet as she was standing at my door watching her car. A rat just skated across her feet the size of a small dog. Luckily it did not enter the apartment. I lived across the street from the Marc Jacobs store and Magnolia Bakery. They were not there at that time but the neighborhood was always very nice. Seems , at least at that time, everyone had a rat story. Here are a few from Magnum.
http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/rat
Thanks to Jens