[pic] MONSTER RAT killed in Jay Z's Marcy Houses in Brooklyn (WTF)

The birthplace of Jay Z has a serious rat problem. Somebody in the Housing Authority needs to get on their job and get this under control because rats this big has to be a serious health problem for the residents.

via Black and Brown News
According to residents, vermin infestation is a long-standing battle at Marcy Houses. The recent sightings of extra-large wild rats, however, is a relatively new problem. The average length of an adult male wild rat is 10 inches and a body weight of 19 ounces. But a very large individual rat can reach 32 ounces. Still, rats weighing over 2.2 pounds are exceptional. The large rats found at Marcy Houses appear to be the size of either a large raccoon or possum.

“In one day eight big size rats were killed,” said a Marcy Houses resident who declined to be named for fear of reprisal from city or property management. They were found in and around the buildings of the Nostrand-Myrtle avenue section of the property and have been seen on the playground. “They come out at night and the daytime,” said another resident who also did not want to provide a name.

FULL STORY HERE….