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Taryn Brady, 29, who was with a group of friends when she filmed the rat encounter, said she was left in fear and disgust after she and her friends had to hop over the rodents running around.

Rat tourism has become an unexpected phenomenon in New York City. Some tourists are now looking for rat-related experiences with tour guides visiting notoriously rat infested locations.

New York Citys rat czar found a lot of supporters for the citys attempts to clear the streets of the vermin as the Big Apple celebrated its first-ever anti-rat day of action.