Traffic & Transit
WATCH: Transit Rat Chases MTA Worker From Subway Booth
A massive rat claimed the Grand Street L train station booth as his own, video shows.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK -- A subway worker just got ratted out in the worst possible way.
Video posted to Twitter Sunday shows a gigantic rat chasing an MTA worker from a Grand Street L train station booth the day before, according to its poster.
“Why are Station Agents forced to work in such conditions? Was this booth thoroughly sanitized after?" Twitter user @progressiveact tweeted. "We need answers!"
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Yesterday chases @NYCTSubway Station Agent out of booth. Why are Station Agents forced to work in such conditions? Was this booth thoroughly sanitized after? We need answers! @danrivoli @PeiSzeCheng4NY @DanielleFurfaro @ABC7NYNewsDesk @NBCNewYork @gregmocker @mjchiusano pic.twitter.com/h4fVk5CMYz
— Progressive Action (@progressiveact) December 3, 2018
"Sanitized? You’ve got to be joking me," Twitter user Gerry Grippe replied. "Your in the New York City Transit System down there."
The MTA-menacing rodent joins a long line of celebrity rats — Pizza Rat, Flood Rat and Avocado Rat, to name a few — who have charmed New Yorkers with their quirky film debuts.
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Header photo courtesy of Progressive Action/Twitter, used with permission
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