Why use harmful poisons when you can dress up in tights, play a flute and simplly charm the rats out of the village? Craigslist?

"Village Manager Ken Gabbert speculated Wednesday that the unusually high amount of water in recent months could be a factor in the rats marching down E. Ridgewood Ave. of late."
So these are uptown rats?

Has the health inspectors visited the food establishments yet
. If not then why not and if so are the conditions satisfactory

Actually the rat shown in the picture is a "fancy rat," which many people (including my brother) keep as pets, not the standard gray sewer-style rat most people think of. If these are the type of rat that are downtown, somebody released them there. Pet rats are actually very friendly, sociable, intelligent and clean animals. In fact rats spend more than 1/3rd of their life cleaning themselves (find me a human who can say that), but usually avoid people that they don't know, always staying close to walls and structures due to poor eyesight. Not saying I would want wild rats running around in a restaurant kitchen where I was eating, but I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Have to agree on that one, the rat eating melon was rather cute, but there have been recorded events of "fancy rat infestations," where someone drops off a couple babies somewhere and within a couple years there can be hundreds. In the words of Bob Barker, remember to get your pets spayed or neutered

I thought....if rat feces is found they are classified as unsanitary which should be a public doc...no?

Where is that picture taken? It doesn't look like anywhere in Ridgewood that I know of.

I think it is irresponsible of Patch to name ANY restaurants in an article about rats unless there had been a finding by the health department of rats on their respective premises. If I owned one of the restaurants you name, even "in the area" or "the block", I would demand an apology and a retraction. Not recognizing that "guilt by association" can negatively impact a restaurant's reputation and daily business is irresponsible journalism and certainly not in the best interests of our community.

Of no! - Rats in Ridgewood! Uptown rats no less! Are these Occupy Ridgewood Rats?
Will they move out of their burrow's and set up tents? Is there an ordinance banning rat tents? Are the rats getting curbside pick up service? There should be an ordinance against rat curbside pick up it is a traffic and safety hazard.

the rats belong to The Stable, a new menu item, musta gotten loose