Only in New York City (The Rat)

New York City is known for its rats.  Rats in the subways, rats in the parks, rats all around.  Some are small, some are big, some are humongous.

The other day, we saw The Rat.  (Photo below.)  It was humongous.  At first, we thought it was the rodent known as Scabby that NYC labor unions sometimes deploy while picketing.  (Photo below.)  If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then these demonstrators believe a 15-foot inflatable rat is an effective attention-getter that leaves no doubt what they think about their target.  In this case, their target was a very well-known Fortune 500 company and some of its business practices.        

"We're gonna need a bigger trap."

Scabby

Please don't be worried about the infestation of humongous rats.  The NYC Department of Health is on top of this situation.  They have a database called R.I.P., or Rat Information Portal, that includes all the rat data you could possibly want.  (No joke.  Check it out here.)

Only in NYC.