For a few lucky Fort Greene residents dealing with a rise in the rat population—which may or may not be —help is on its way.
According to Letitia James, D-Brooklyn, 150 heavy-duty rat resident trashcans will be distrubuted for the residents of S. Oxford Homes.
The 141-unit housing development is located a short distance away from the between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street.
James pushed for the receptacles during a with a representative of developer Forest City Ratner, community leaders and other "stakeholders" affected by the massive construction project.
The trashcans may be distributed as early as this weekend, James said.