Has it already been two weeks since our last rat-on-a-train video? My, how time flies.
Today’s special glimpse at a rodent on an R train comes to us via NYC The Blog. Paolo Mastrangelo writes that, this time, “Unlike the nonchalant passengers in the former video, these commuters responded appropriately—by screaming and jumping up on their seats.” The rat boarded at Wall St. and got off at the next stop, and for that, the passengers were thrilled. Anyway, take a glimpse. I got a chuckle out of watching the straphangers scurry away from the small rat, but I don’t blame them.
In discussing this video at Runnin’ Scared, Joe Coscarelli of The Village Voice wonders about the proliferation of rats on trains. Before, most rodents were content to seek food in the tracks or behind garbage storage areas. Lately, though, the rodents are more aggressive. “Is the infestation of our subway system getting worse,” he asks, “or is the prevalence of mobile recording devices just rising?” Either way, I’d rather take my chances with the pigeon I saw hopping around the 36th St. station in Brooklyn this afternoon than a rat on a subway car any day of the week.
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R train at the Wall Street station? News to me.
That’s what NYC The Blog said the videographer told them. He probably meant the Wall St. area.
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Nice to see a flash of the “Improving, Non-Stop” poster. Sweet, sweet irony…
Was that rat invited to the state of the union? Oh wait, that was just congress. LOL
Due to the large number of rats already invited, the administration felt that inviting another rat would violate species affirmative action laws.
The fare increase seems to only encouraged increased rodent ridership!
Maybe it heard about the Legend of Curly’s Gold.
Bah, screw cowering away. If I ever find myself sharing a subway car with a rat, the heel of my boot is going after it.
My brethren you embarrass me. What’s with all of the jumping and yelling. That rat is more afraid of us than we are of it. Leave it be and don’t make a stink. The tourists are counting on us!
Until one crawls up your leg, stomach, chest and neck.
The rat got off at Court Street. So it actually went to Brooklyn.
I’m pretty sure that pigeons are worse disease-carriers than rats, and they’re certainly dramatically more likely to actually poop on you on any random day—I’d definitely rather have the rat.