Quirky rat whisperer takes NYC visitors on guided tours — of the city’s worst rodent hot spots: ‘They’re sort of little monsters, but also sort of … cute’

You could call it rata-tour-y.

New York City has always been at war with rats, from when they jumped from ship to shore in the 18th century to the city’s anti-rat campaign today. Over many decades, the reviled brown rodent has burrowed deep into the Big Apple’s collective psyche — they were even referenced in a recent episode of “And Just Like That” where Carrie Bradshaw screams as rats scurry past in her backyard.

Thankfully, there has emerged a lone hero who braves Gotham’s vermin plague to educate the masses and reduce the fright factor: Suzanne Reisman, leader of the Garbage & Rats in NYC walking tour.

Clad in fuzzy, faux rat ears like a bizarro Mouseketeer, the varmint savant takes guests through some of the city’s most rat-infested sites while spilling retch-worthy facts on the critters’ habits, à la a sanitation history lesson meets an urban wildlife safari.

“Rats love to go up to the poop!” she enthused to entranced rodent tourists during a recent tour as she discussed the delicacy of canine excrement.

“They’ll kick through it, find the undigested kibble,” she explained to the curious crowd. “I mean, dog poop is disgusting, but anyway, I do not ever pass by dog poop anymore without thinking, ‘Oh, it’s a rat snack.'”