At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith.

“I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth Mehling said.

What You Need To Know

City inspection records confirm repeated rat activity at 68 and 70 West 128th Street. The properties are tied to developer Shalom Malul and landlord Steve Croman

The Department of Sanitation says it's issued more than 50 summonses this year for uncovered bins and dirty sidewalks and will keep monitoring the block

The city’s “rat czar” stepped down last month as officials say rat complaints have dropped for 10 months in a row

“Before, you’d be like, ‘OK, it’s about to get dark.’ Nope. They come out in the daytime,” resident Lisa Evans said.

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