RATFLOW NYC
NYC rats real-time map
RATFLOW NYC launched on June 15, 2026 with 4 votes, #3,322 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
A live, probabilistic map of New York City's ~2 million rats — extrapolated from 311 rodent complaints, MTA subway stations and DSNY sanitation cycles. They map the trains; we map the rats.
A live, probabilistic map of New York City
Every transit app renders trains. RATFLOW renders the other commuters. This is a probabilistic estimate, not a census — there is no GPS on a rat. ⚠︎ This is an art / data-provocation piece. The population is calibrated to the credible ~2 million citywide estimate (Auerbach, 2014) — not the debunked “8 million / one per person” myth — but the figures are modeled and deliberately theatrical. Do not use for public-health decisions, real estate, or to slander a specific block. Source data: NYC Open Data + MTA (publicfrom ratflow.nyc
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