by Chris Bodenner
Naomi Colon, head of the Marcy Houses Tenant Association, said there have been sightings of the outsize rat [killed today] for at least six years. "The residents have told me that they've seen it running around with other rats." … Tenants fear that the Gambian rat has been breeding with the Norway rats and spawning a super-breed of rodents … . Residents say that while the monster-sized rat may be the stuff of horror movies, the run-of-the-mill rats are an even bigger nightmare at the project where Jay-Z grew up. "Even the cats are afraid of the rats. They get together and gang up on the cats, said resident Stephanie Davis, 44.
There is a photo of one skewered on a pitchfork, if you must.
The Dish 