The Garbage and Rats in NYC walking tour by Suzanne Reisman offers a unique glimpse into the grimy realities of Lower Manhattan. Focusing on the historical and ongoing issues of garbage and rat populations, the tour combines fascinating facts with Reisman's expertise from the Rat Academy. Participants learn about the unsanitary conditions that plagued the city since the 1600s, leading to disease and the infamous 'War on Rats'. The tour serves as a reminder of New York's enduring struggle with its dirtier urban elements, making it both enlightening and entertaining for tourists and locals alike.
If you are in New York or any major city, you are probably standing near rats having sex at any given time.
Those unsanitary conditions led to disease and water contamination.
People say, 'New York is so disgusting.' No, you have no idea.
Eventually, garbage moved off the streetsâand into the rivers.
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