Two NYC rats caught kissing in restaurant window: 'crazy'
A pair of NYC rats were caught on video locking lips inside a Kips Bay restaurant window in what looked like an oddly tender moment — that experts said was anything but.
Kips Bay resident Jack Knobloch stumbled upon the revolting but fascinating scene in the now-shuttered Meze Mazi restaurant on Third Avenue on May 9.
'I was just like, this is, you know, a scene out of New York. This is crazy,' Knobloch, 34, told The Post. 'I see rats everywhere in the city, but I've never seen them doing anything like that.'
5 The two rats appeared to be kissing for a good minute.
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He said the randy rats looked like they'd been hot and heavy for a good minute.
'It just looked like they were kind of poking their faces together,' he said.
Knobloch, who shared the now viral video on TikTok with the caption 'Summer love in the Big Apple' to the tune of Ratatouille's 'Le Festin,' woke up the next day to a flurry of comments. The video was also reshared by New Yorkers Instagram account.
'And people complain dating in New York is hard,' quipped Jonah Larrama.
But New Yorkers finding creature comfort in what appeared like a heartwarming moment will be sorely disappointed.
The vibe between the two is likely hate, not love, experts said.
5 Social media users found comfort in what appeared like an improbable love scene.
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'The rat on the left is showing a classic submissive upright posture as the rat on the right approaches – head up, belly exposed,' said Jane Hurst, Head of Mammalian Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Liverpool.
'You will see that the rat on the left has nowhere to go . . . The rat on the right is then sniffing the facial area of the submissive rat, deciding whether to attack or not,' she explained.
5 Meze Mazi received a B grade from the city's department of health – despite being issued rodent-related violations.
Michael Nagle
'If it does, the rat on the left will have no choice but to fight back as it can't escape.'
A 2022 inspection by the city Health Department of Meze Mazi found 'evidence of mice or live mice' and conditions that were 'conducive to attracting vermin to the premises.' It received a 'B' grade. The restaurant's website says it's currently closed for renovations.
5 The pair of rodents were spotted in this windowfront at the corner of East 31st Street and Third Avenue.
Michael Nagle
5 The restaurant is closed to humans, but that didn't stop the randy pair of rodents from making themselves at home.
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