Rats

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday his three-pronged approach to fight rats in the area.

The members of R.A.T.S. worked to fight vermin in Centreville, Queens, earlier this month.

The city paved over a large rat colony outside P.S./I.S. 217 last week.

City and state officials met this week to form a plan for eradicating the rats at P.S./I.S. 217.

A tenant at 750 Grand Concourse got sick, but did not die, from the rare disease leptospirosis.

Three residents of the Concourse neighborhood in The Bronx were recently diagnosed with the disease.

Many readers suggested rat-proof containers, cleaner sidewalks and stricter laws.

The rat problem is so bad the city has assigned case managers to buildings on the block.

Brooklyn Historical Society will explore the lives of some of the city's less desirable residents.

Felines from the city's Feral Cat Initiative live at the center and keep its rat population down.

The rats have taken over sidewalks in Williamsburg, forcing people to walk in the road, residents said.

Balsley Park at West 57th Street and Ninth Avenue has become overrun with rats and trash, locals said.

Community Board 12 celebrated moving to the No. 2 spot based on Department of Health findings.

The owner said they plan to begin the demolition process by the end of the year.

McQuaids on Eleventh Ave. and Vintner Cafe on Ninth Ave. were briefly closed last week.