00:00Could the answer to rats in New York City really be as simple as putting garbage into trash bins?
00:05Yes, actually.
00:06New York is on track to see the fewest number of reported rat sightings since the pandemic.
00:10An analysis of 3-1-1 data found sightings fell over 22% in the first seven months of 2026
00:16compared to last year.
00:17And they've fallen year over year, every month, for nearly two years.
00:21City officials think they know why.
00:23They've taken away rats' favorite buffet.
00:25Since 2022, New York has been trying to replace its mountains of garbage with lidded trash cans.
00:30Last year, New York installed roughly 1,100 trash bins in Manhattan Community Board 9, which includes West Harlem, making
00:37it the first fully containerized district in the city.
00:39Residents say they've seen a decrease in rats ever since, but the picture isn't that simple.
00:44Some neighborhoods without the bins have seen even bigger declines, while a few others have seen rats sightings surge.
00:49Residents chalk it up to cascading effects from citywide trash policies and new construction driving out rodents.
00:55The city is poised to expand the program across New York, with plans to fully containerize Brooklyn 2, which includes
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