Having moved back recently it’s especially apparent there’s a problem.

I grew up downtown near the North end and would see rats somewhat regularly at night in Chinatown and the North End. But not even once a week.

Since moving back, I see them every night I walk my dog, and also in broad daylight once a week.

This is 10-20x as frequent as when I grew up here and walked my dogs at night.

Boston needs to get trash under control, as it’s the most likely culprit given that I see overflowing trash bins all over the city now.