Residents in several lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods say a growing rat problem is disrupting daily life, damaging property and raising health concerns. Now, City Council is calling for a more aggressive response.
Residents in Oxford Circle, Castor Gardens and Summerdale said rats have become difficult to control in recent months, despite efforts to keep the rodents away.
“They’re pretty big. They’re not small rats,” Eugene Rivers, an Oxford Circle resident, said. “They’re pretty big.”…