NY has been facing a rat problem and NYC even appointed a rat czar to try and deal with the situation.

Multiple rat eradication strategies have been suggested as a potential solution to the problem.

Meanwhile, the rats are still an issue and now it looks like there are rat tours that might be seeking to make the most out of the problem.

Those looking for an authentic NY experience can find night rat tours which involve popular city tours bringing people to infested areas as a part of the rat tourism boom they are supposedly seeing.

Seeing as this is a problem that the region has been facing for some time you might wonder why a tour is needed when you could possibly just walk around the city on your own and eventually come across a rat or two.

For those who want a more guided experience though it seems that this new option is available.

What will they think of next?

For now it gives tour operators a chance to capitalize on the situation that has yet to be dealt with and if tourists are interested and creating a demand for it then why not? For people living in the region they might be used to the site of seeing rats frequently but for others it's something new and apparently an experience they might be willing to even pay for.