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Features reporter at @nypost. Former @shanghaiist food editor, former @shanghaiexpat editor, pork fat enthusiast. Yes, my head evokes an Easter Island Statue
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Rats are surging this summer— here’s how to keep NYC’s unofficial mascot at bay: ‘They eat through sheet rock’

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| Bay Area Daily News
Posted by Ben Cost on July 9, 2026 Tags: Categories: Other News Tourists won’t be the only thing hogging the Big Apple sidewalks this summer. US News – Latest Breaking Headlines, Photos & Videos | New York Post
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Rats are surging this summer— here’s how to keep NYC’s unofficial mascot at bay: ‘They eat through sheet rock’

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Rats are surging this summer— here’s how to keep NYC’s unofficial mascot at bay: ‘They eat through sheet rock’

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By Ben Cost Verified
| New York Post Verified
Tourists won’t be the only thing hogging the Big Apple sidewalks this summer. When people think of New York City rats, they usually picture woodchuck-size vermin darting through alleyways, or bursting through basement ceilings a la “Ratatouille.” They’re not wrong. During a recent ride-along with veteran exterminator Favio Ulloa, The Post didn’t spot a single rodent —we must’ve gotten lucky. But our lack of sightings wasn’t evidence that they weren’t there.
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