When the blanket of a homeless person in the New York subway is lifted, a swarm of rats pours in. / TikTok @six4bk718
A scene of dozens of rats swarming on a homeless person’s blanket in the New York subway has become a hot topic online.
According to the New York Post and others on the 10th (local time), a video of this kind of scene was recently posted on the social media TikTok, causing shock. In the video, a homeless person is lying in a corner of a subway station, covered in a gray blanket. One or two rats escaped from this blanket and ran toward the tracks.
A TikToker who witnessed this scene called out to the homeless man, but he did not move. Afterwards, something was seen writhing inside the blanket. The video also included a squeak sound. The TikToker called the homeless man again and woke him up, and when the homeless man lifted the blanket, about 20 rats poured out from inside and ran away to the tracks.
Three rats escape from a homeless person’s blanket in the New York subway./Tiktok @six4bk718
This TikToker posted a video with the caption, ‘A view that can only be seen on the New York subway.’ The video received over 600,000 views and over 20,000 comments in just one day after it was posted. Most people reacted with sadness when they saw the homeless person lying calmly in a blanket infested with rats. In addition, comments such as “I hope that homeless person stays in a safe space”, “What were the rats doing over there”, and “I threw my cell phone away before watching the video”.
When the blanket of a homeless person in the New York subway is lifted, a swarm of rats pours in. / TikTok @six4bk718
The New York Post said that this video captures the problems that New York City is experiencing with the rat infestation and increase in homelessness. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as of January 2023, the number of homeless people in New York was 88,000, a 42% increase from the previous year.
In addition, New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed a dedicated rat extermination official in April last year to eradicate the rat population, but it is said that complaints about the rapid increase in rodents have actually increased. The New York Post said, “Since Kathleen Corradi was appointed director of the Department of Rodent Abatement, complaints about rodents in New York City have increased by 8% compared to before.” Specifically, in 2023, the number of complaints related to rodent sightings and pests received through the city hotline was 41,748, an increase of 1.5% compared to the previous year. It increased by 7.6% compared to the previous market in 2021 (38,809 cases).
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2024-01-10 06:38:24
