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NEW YORK.- Hordes of rats and cockroaches are again disgusting residents of the Upper Manhattan districts of Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill neighborhoods home to many Dominicans, to the point that elected officials scrambled for solutions Wednesday.
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Manhattan Borough president Scott Stringer and community activists voiced their concern and demand that mayor Michael Bloomberg restore the funds trimmed from the Health Department budget, a measure which left only 50 pest control workers.
Residents complain that the rats “seem right at home” among trash cans, garbage, buildings, cellars, subway lines, sewers and ditches in those sectors, where thousands of residents affirm the rodents and roaches pose a threat to the health of many of them, including children.
Written by: curlando, 7 Apr 2011 10:53 AM
From: United States, Bronx
What do the residents expect? Too many people live in the Upper Manhattan districts.
From: United States
Rats and Roaches have been around NY for as long as could remember. If they have not figured out how to eradicate them by now, I doubt throwing a few millions dollars at the problem is going to be a solution. The first thing we must do is concentrate on sanitation and personal responsibility, focus on cleanliness and good housekeeping, then afterward we can talk about other alternatives.
Written by: xwill7, 7 Apr 2011 11:29 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Trash bags all over the streets. You do not see that in other big cities.
Written by: danny00, 7 Apr 2011 12:43 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Trash bags all over the streets. You do not see that in other big cities.
YES WE DO! HOW ABOUT SANTO DOMINGO?
IF ITS A EYE SORE IN NEW YORK AND A HEALTH PROBLEM, WHEN WELCOME SANTO DOMINGO.
Written by: danny00, 7 Apr 2011 12:45 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
The first thing we must do is concentrate on sanitation and personal responsibility, focus on cleanliness and good housekeeping, then afterward we can talk about other alternatives.
YES GOOD COMMENT, ITS NOT THE GOVERNEMNTS FAULT, PEOPLE IN BIG CITIES AROUND THE GLOBE NEED TO GET INVOLVED. ITS THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE TRASH, THEY NEED TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT.
From: United States, Washington, DC
Really, I have seen them all around the DR! Especially in places like Sosua, El Batey, and Puerto Plata. But, I see them most of the time during the day! When they come out during the day and they are not afraid, you know there's a lot of them out there..........
Written by: curios1, 7 Apr 2011 6:15 PM
From: United States, right where im standin
sounds like its time for a pellet rifle
Written by: mrweepa1, 7 Apr 2011 8:10 PM
From: United States, Huntington Station NY. Juan Dolio DR.
Well, What do the pigs that throw food and all kinds of trash on the street and think their momma is always behind them. I see the same garbage all over the DR. People need to wake up, Does anyone like living in a Ratnest ?????
Written by: lovingit, 8 Apr 2011 12:20 AM
From: United States, Delaware
Roy,
Remember I mentioned about cleanliness in cities outside of Australia?
This is an example that Santo Domingo is not rock bottom "rubbish" as you think,
I actually took pictures while in north NJ of horrendous garbage on certain parts of certain cities.
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
so true I lived in the washington heights area for many years , my father also own a bussness there, nothing but roaches and rats all the time , feces on every block and trach on every sidewalk . It does turn into a matter of taking personal responsibily for your community. But roaches and rats been in new york since the beggining time.
Written by: ElChico, 8 Apr 2011 1:03 PM
From: United States
Maintenace Maintenace Maintenance.
A lot of these WAsh Heights buildings are so poorly maintained and cleaned it's a wonder the problem isn't worse.
Written by: danny00, 8 Apr 2011 3:42 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
santo domingo has 4 million people new york city has over 10 million and who knows how many that are hiding and not counting.
and yes tons of trash in both of these places and millions of rats.
and all kinds of rat's in u know what iam saying.
u want to see piles of trash and lots of rats go pass hotel mystic in santo domingo.. the hotel is very clean and the owners take pride in this hotel. but its the others business that let the trash pile up for days at a time and this brings the rat's and who the hell knows what else to feast on the trash.
almost forget the foul smell this rotting in the sun-trash has.
Written by: BGFEMA, 9 Apr 2011 11:43 AM
From: United States
They were here long before man, they will be here long after we are gone.
If you want to control their population, stop feeding them. Plain and simple.
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Trash bags all over the streets. You do not see that in other big cities.
YES WE DO! HOW ABOUT SANTO DOMINGO?
IF ITS A EYE SORE IN NEW YORK AND A HEALTH PROBLEM, WHEN WELCOME SANTO DOMINGO.
YES GOOD COMMENT, ITS NOT THE GOVERNEMNTS FAULT, PEOPLE IN BIG CITIES AROUND THE GLOBE NEED TO GET INVOLVED. ITS THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE TRASH, THEY NEED TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT.
Remember I mentioned about cleanliness in cities outside of Australia?
This is an example that Santo Domingo is not rock bottom "rubbish" as you think,
I actually took pictures while in north NJ of horrendous garbage on certain parts of certain cities.
A lot of these WAsh Heights buildings are so poorly maintained and cleaned it's a wonder the problem isn't worse.
and yes tons of trash in both of these places and millions of rats.
and all kinds of rat's in u know what iam saying.
u want to see piles of trash and lots of rats go pass hotel mystic in santo domingo.. the hotel is very clean and the owners take pride in this hotel. but its the others business that let the trash pile up for days at a time and this brings the rat's and who the hell knows what else to feast on the trash.
almost forget the foul smell this rotting in the sun-trash has.
If you want to control their population, stop feeding them. Plain and simple.