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SEE: Rat Dad Holds Rodent In Mouth, Horrifying Straphangers

Some New Yorkers run away from rats, but this guy puts them in his mouth. A rodent-loving subway rider horrified his fellow straphangers when he grabbed a rat by its scruff with his teeth, a new video shows.

Cabán Supporters Protest Elections Board After Katz Takes Lead

Tiffany Cabán's supporters protested Friday outside the NYC Board of Elections office in Forest Hills to demand every affidavit ballot be counted in the tight primary race for Queens district attorney.

NYPD Cops Buy Groceries For Woman Accused Of Shoplifting Them

This shopper got a helping hand instead of handcuffs. Three NYPD cops won praise on social media Thursday for helping a woman buy groceries she was accused of shoplifting.

Bed-Stuy Teems With Leaping, Scratching Rats, Local Says

Ellie Miller only realized how bad the rodent problem was in Bed-Stuy when a rat leapt out of her garbage and scratched her on the arm.

"This is the stuff of nightmares," said the 44-year-old nurse said. "No one should be touched by rats on the upper body."

Astoria Artist Brings Brazilian Textiles To LaGuardia Airport

Astoria-based artist Davi Leventhal is creating his latest work in an unlikely studio space: LaGuardia Airport. The artist this week began a three-month residency at LaGuardia's Terminal A, where he will teach visitors how to make the Brazilian fabric flowers known as fuxicos.

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