Description:Fresh on the heels of another fare hike, some people are a little upset to learn about the MTA’s new $1 million research project: rat birth control.
It’s part of an effort to help fix what’s long-been a major commuter complaint. The MTA is rumored to be researching a new birth control bait to cut back on the rat population. It wouldn’t hurt the rats, only make them sterile by inducing early menopause in females.(1:48)