Using a potato chip bag she discovered in the garbage, Ms. Darby gathered up the last two. Rats are officially not an issue in Prospect Park.
Morgan Monaco, president of the Prospect Park Alliance, the nonprofit organization in charge of overseeing the 526-acre park, said unequivocally that rats are not a problem in Prospect Park.
She went on to say, “Rats do live here, of course, but they don’t present the same health risks as in some other parks.”
The city expects a new law mandating homeowners and small landlords to install rat-resistant rubbish containers with lids would significantly reduce the amount of food available to rats on residential streets.
Ms. Darby doesn’t believe it. She and Katie went out street-hunting one more evening this autumn when Katie noticed a scrabbling noise coming from a garbage can with a cover.
As if she were knocking on someone’s door, Ms. Darby knocked on the lid. A rat sprung up at a hole right below.
