Homeowners may need to have a plumber cap drain covers, install rat blockers, replace damaged pipes, or seal up gaps and cracks where rats can climb inside to enter the home.

The rats climb into people's toilet waste pipe via the main sewer - pictured here, Hannah's pipe under the outside manhole with a rat blocker fitted, which she had to pay for after the council ...

A block away on West 147th Street, rats are a regular sight when Esther steps outside her building, attracted by trash at the nearby school and restaurants. "I just saw, oh, ...