Some Queens residents were hit with unexpected violations after reporting rat sightings, a City Councilmember says.
NEW YORK — Rats are an all-too-familiar sight in New York City neighborhoods, but some Queens residents say that when they reported rodents to the city, they faced unexpected consequences.91-year-old says she was fined after spotting rats running out of sewersEsther Dalia, 91, never expected her bills to include expenses for rats. She claims she was fined for rats she reported running out of sewers, despite the hundreds of dollars she spent on extermination services.
'It's going to discourage people from complaining about rats because if they do, they might get targeted,' he said. 'It's going to defeat the whole war on rats because people won't report them.''The rat that we saw last night was the size of an adult cat'While rat sightings reported to 311 were down 13% last year, some Queens residents aren't seeing improvement.
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