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Some workers and residents in Mount Hope headed back to school, and the main course of study was rats. Community Board 4 on Selwyn Avenue hosted a rat academy for maintenance workers, building superintendents

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Mount Hope building workers attend rat academy

Some workers and residents in Mount Hope headed back to school, and the main course of study was rats. Community Board 4 on Selwyn Avenue hosted a rat academy for maintenance workers, building superintendents

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