A rat is seen in a Harlem backstreet in the Manhattan borough of New York City on August 1, 2025. New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subway. Faced with an overwhelming and ever-growing problem, officials have moved beyond gassing burrows to suffocate rodents and are now using high-tech mapping tools to try and sterilize the population in an attempt to gain the upper hand. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A rat is seen in a Harlem backstreet in the Manhattan borough of New York City on August 1, 2025. New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subway.
Faced with an overwhelming and ever-growing problem, officials have moved beyond gassing burrows to suffocate rodents and are now using high-tech mapping tools to try and sterilize the population in an attempt to gain the upper hand.
(Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)