image by Linda S.The presence of rats along New Utrecht Avenue – which allegedly originated from MTA construction work [/exposed-d-train-columns-making-merchants-residents-anxious/] and has been exacerbated by at least one local business [/mess-of-the-week-part-deux-rats-gone-wild-on-new-utrecht/]– continues to be a problem. The MTA began excavating the area around support columns for the elevated tracks that