That really sucks. I wish you nothing but the best. Just remember you are not alone, and a great many people are experiencing the same right now. Doesn't help immediately, but does increase the likelihood they do more to fix it.

They will care once the population reaches such an extent that the rat mites start to feed on them and their pets.

I am genuinely sorry you're going through this.

Call 311 and let them know you are going to the media/court, if you have the money to make good on it. They will have a team out who actually cares pretty quickly.

If you haven't been dealing with it personally, you probably don't get how bad it has gotten in some areas. We had to relocate because of rats. Not talking one or two, talking dozens upon dozens nightly all over the place, in the walls of multiple buildings, etc. They're chewing through wires and spreading disease and parasites to people. Some of them have gotten aggressive enough they're now going directly at people.

The city is overwhelmed with reports, to the point that some of their inspectors don't even show up.

It really seems to be by area.

Given where we were was also one of the highest crime areas in NYC, I can say for sure that the rats were a bigger problem than crime, and I can't think of much worse than the rats for people living there other than maybe starving to death.

I am one of the many people who never step foot in the office and choose to live in NYC because it's an awesome city. I don't think I'm super unique in this. Assuming Austin, Miami, etc., somehow supplant NYC for all of its benefits, they will become equally unaffordable and people will move back here.

I think the city will be fine.

Nah, I'm checking all my rooms for tigers now. And possibly small planets.