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Monday morning, we posted a rather gruesome image of three rat carcasses strung from scaffolding outside the Baruch Houses. In fact, these were some of the biggest rats we’ve ever seen. The violent display, while gagworthy, was seemingly out of nowhere, and without context. A mystery on the FDR.

Until now.

The rat adornment was apparently a desperate attempt at calling attention to the purported infestation of NYCHA along the waterfront. So, it would appear that at least one resident is clearly pissed. And the technique clearly worked. A tipster fills in the blanks: