A rat crossing sign in New York posted by Joseph Bolanes in the Upper West Side is causing widespread media attention.
The New Yorker who is President of the West 76th Street Block Association erected the crossing sign on 52 West 76th street to bring attention to the city's rat infestation problem.
The sign was a diamond shaped plastic sign featuring the words "RAT XING" with a black rant in the center.
He said that he told the city a week in advance that the sign would be posted in order to warn locals who might be unaware of the problem at the construction site.
Joseph Bolanos said to NBC New York, "A woman in the building next door said she could hear the rats outside screaming and screeching. I've heard neighbors thinking someone got attacked outside because they would hear shrieks, but it was just people who were passing by running with the fear of God in them from all of the rats frolicking like it's Cirque du Soleil."
Bolanos hopes that that it will make officials create a solution to the problem.
"I designed them. I laminated them. And they're going to be bigger next week," Bolanos said. "Believe it or not, they've already started working because when people see them, they cross the 'rat zone' altogether." He said to NBC News.
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