Rats Plague Bensonhurst homes
For the past seven months, Cathy Santopietro has been in aliving nightmare.
Her mother’s house – on 80th Street near New Utrecht Avenue –has been plagued by a mysterious rat infestation, and she chalks itup to MTA construction near the 79th Street train station on thecorner.
There is a school [New Utrecht High School] across the street,so kids throw garbage, Santopietro explained. The MTA opened upthe column areas at the entrances at the train station. Ratsstarted coming out from these areas, especially at nighttime.