Giant Rats Seize Harlem Parking Lot, Drivers Can't Get to Cars!

The boss is never going to believe this one: A report just came in over the police scanners about an "unusual occurrence" in a parking lot at East 128th Street between Park and Lex, where police have been summoned because "people are unable to get to their cars due to 10-15 very large rats in the parking lot." And so it begins; the day we've all dreaded when a master race of rats form organized battalions to take over the city once and for all. Well, Gothamist, for one, welcomes our new rodent overlords, and we look forward to seeing them show the current administration how real rats run a city. Viva la Rat!

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By John Del Signore in News on July 15, 2009 9:42 AM

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RickSuddes

Rats chew 28.88 minutes a day on something. Their teeth grow 4 to 6 inches a years. The bite pressure in a rats jaw 24,000 psi, harder than steel. Spray down with Rataway Fragrance to protect, car engines, cables, stored food, business, homes. 25% of all attic fires are caused by rodents. Use Rataway Fragrance to remove odors and stop damage caused by rats, mice, squirrels, raccoons. No more nesting, no more chewing.Rataway Fragrance is non-toxic & non-poisonous

jaycjay

There are people in NYC who are that afraid of rats? Guess that's why they had cars in the parking lot; obviously they're never going into the subway.

Manitoba

Send all of the vegans in there, and the rats and vegans can all annihilate each other at the same time. We'll get rid of two NYC pests at the same time.

felixthecat2

fur-brain? what a juvenile lame comment.

Geoelh

And the leader is one Sr. Pedro Espadrat.

tolu1973

Geoelh has got!

I think the pols from Albany are just down here for a field trip or something. Don't worry they won't bite, they actually won't really do anything at all.

jibbly

...except give their staff members huge raises.

Snoopy

What is felixthecat2's read on these land based geese?

hotstepper

do not incite the fur-brain. it is nice and sane in here for once.

hotstepper

shit.

CR

He'd say humans are to blame - mostly the Jews.

felixthecat2

You can continue to label me anti-semite but it won't stop me from speaking against Israel bombing school children and UN hospital. Playing the race card is lame.

hotstepper

don't be scared fellow city dwellers, there's a lot of protein on the loose up there. catch'em, put'em on a spit, and bbq those bastards. viva la "super smoked sweet & spicy" rat.

NannyState

Roast 'em whole, massage out the meat with curried fingers and Voila! The perfect Mattar Paneer!

silver

Free food for the homeless.

Sir Bonkers

Bear Grylls style!

mocanlagunas

Now that Michael Jackson is dead, Ben is taking over...

dr zippy

Pictures or it didn't happen.

Avaz383

Two things,

1: Great Simpsons reference!

2: I'm pretty sure this is an animal control problem, the cops shouldn't have anything to do with this unless the rats are also tagging cars with their names and smoking pot and stealing people's wallets...

butonemike

1. Bwaaahahaahaha. I died reading that line.

2. Given the location I think there's plenty of pot smoking and wallet stealing as is. Give the cops something new to worry about.

Oh man. Still can't get over the Brockman reference.