Serving all 5 boroughs:
Manhattan
Queens
The Bronx
Expert Rodent Control NYC: Precision Rat & Mice Elimination for Homes and Businesses
Norway Rats and House Mice don’t care about your lease, your restaurant grade, or your tenants. Metropolitan Pest Services doesn’t just trap — we eliminate, fortify, and seal. Permanently.
- DOHMH-Compliant
- Discreet Service Available
- Certified Technicians
- Same-Day Response
Fire hazard — tonight
Norway Rats chew through electrical wiring inside your walls. Gnawed cables cause short circuits, sparks, and residential fires. NYC's old building stock makes every unaddressed infestation a live fire risk.
Health code violation — closed tomorrow
A single rodent sighting triggers a DOHMH violation. Restaurants face immediate shutdown. Landlords face city fines. One failed inspection can cost more than a full year of professional vector control service.
Structural damage — building year after year
House Mice and Norway Rats gnaw through pipes, insulation, drywall, and subflooring. Active pheromone trails recruit new populations after you remove the first wave. Trapping alone solves nothing.
The Metropolitan NYC Exclusion Framework
We don't just trap. We execute a three-stage elimination and fortification protocol.
Trapping without exclusion is a revenue cycle for the pest industry, not a solution for you. Our integrated management protocol ends the infestation at its source — the entry point.
01
Penetration Scan
Finding every hidden entry point in NYC's aging infrastructure
NYC buildings built before 1980 contain hundreds of undocumented gaps. Norway Rats enter through openings as small as a quarter. House Mice squeeze through a dime-sized hole. We find every one before we seal any.
- Full-perimeter scan of foundation walls, pipe penetrations, and utility entry points
- Sub-floor and basement gap mapping in pre-war buildings
- Roofline and parapet entry point inspection for roof rats
02
Rapid Elimination
Professional-grade trapping and tamper-resistant bait stations
We deploy tamper-resistant stations positioned along confirmed rodent travel paths — not random placement. Our integrated approach also supports other infestations, including roach pest control services, ensuring complete pest elimination without secondary exposure risks.
- Tamper-resistant bait stations positioned on confirmed activity routes
- Multi-catch mechanical traps in food service areas (no rodenticide where required)
- Sub-floor and basement gap mapping in pre-war buildings
03
The Barrier (Exclusion)
Sealing every gap with steel mesh and industrial sealant — permanently
This is the step every basic exterminator skips. Entry point sealing with steel mesh hardware cloth and industrial-grade sealant physically prevents any rodent from re-entering. The population you eliminated cannot be replaced by a new colony if there is no way in.
- Steel mesh hardware cloth installed at all identified entry points
- Industrial-grade, rodent-proof sealant applied to pipe penetrations and gap fills
- Door sweep and threshold gap sealing for ground-floor commercial units
- 🚨 Active rodent activity in NYC? We dispatch a certified technician same day — including weekends.
Who we serve
Residential and commercial rodent control built for NYC's specific demands
A Manhattan co-op and a Brooklyn restaurant face entirely different compliance requirements, timelines, and consequences. We build customized programs for each.
Landlords and homeowners
Protecting property value and tenant safety
A rodent complaint from a tenant triggers immediate legal exposure under NYC Housing Maintenance Code. One HPD violation stays on the public record. We eliminate the infestation, complete the exclusion sealing, and provide DOHMH compliance documentation — so your building passes inspection and stays clean.
- Full entry point sealing for brownstones, pre-war co-ops, and multi-family buildings
- Discreet service — plain vehicles on request, no branded markings
- Landlord-ready documentation for HPD and DOHMH compliance records
- Tenant-safe bait placement — no exposed rodenticide inside occupied units
- Emergency mice removal Brooklyn / Manhattan — same-day response
- Emergency mice removal Brooklyn / Manhattan — same-day response
Restaurants, retail, and commercial
Keeping your grade “A” with NYC Health Department standards
A single Norway Rat sighting during a DOHMH inspection earns a critical violation — the kind that closes kitchens and ends up on Yelp. We deploy commercial-grade vector control programs that satisfy NYC Health Department standards and keep your facility inspection-ready every day of the year.
- DOHMH compliance pest control — violation correction documentation provided
- After-hours service to avoid disruption to guests and customers
- Tamper-resistant bait stations positioned per NYC Health Department guidelines
- Full exclusion sealing for loading docks, utility rooms, and back-of-house areas
- Service log books maintained on-site for inspector review
- Emergency rodent control NYC4 — 4-hour commercial response guarantee
Why DIY fails against NYC rodents
Peppermint oil and snap traps don't work on 8 million
New Yorkers' neighbors
subway construction, 100 years of urban pest pressure, and every hardware store product ever
invented. Here’s exactly why DIY fails.
Myth: Peppermint oil repels rats
Norway rats ignore it entirely
Peppermint oil dissipates within hours. NYC Norway Rats, which forage through active subway tunnels and commercial waste, simply reroute around the scent and continue accessing your food sources. It delays the problem by a day, at most. It does not close an entry point.
Myth: Snap traps solve the problem
They catch one — the colony sends three more
House Mice breed at 6–10 pups per litter, every 21 days. Norway Rat colonies number in the dozens per structure. A snap trap removes one individual while the pheromone trails it left behind actively recruit replacements from the surrounding population. The entry point remains open.
Myth: Blocking one gap is enough
NYC buildings have dozens of undocumented penetrations
Pre-war buildings and renovated brownstones contain decades of undocumented utility penetrations, pipe runs, and structural gaps. Blocking the one you can see does nothing about the six you cannot. Only a full penetration scan followed by systematic entry point sealing achieves permanent exclusion.
Why DIY fails against NYC rodents
Basic trapping vs. Metropolitan's integrated rodent management
We understand that a pest control visit in NYC carries social and professional stakes. Every Metropolitan
technician operates with total discretion — and every application prioritizes
the safety of children, pets, and your building’s occupants.
Discreet, plain vehicles on request
We dispatch in unmarked vehicles to any residential, commercial, or hospitality property where visible pest control service would cause tenant anxiety or reputational risk. Your neighbors won't know we were there — only that the problem stopped.
Pet-safe and child-safe bait placement
Every tamper-resistant bait station is positioned and secured per EPA placement guidelines — inaccessible to pets and children, visible only to trained technicians. We document every station location and provide a placement map to building managers.
Certified technicians — fully licensed
Every Metropolitan technician holds current New York State pesticide applicator certification and completes annual vector control training specific to NYC's urban rodent population. You get certified professionals, not subcontractors.
Verified NYC clients
What property owners across the five boroughs say
“We had Norway rats accessing our Brooklyn restaurant through a utility pipe gap that three other exterminators completely missed. Metropolitan sealed it with steel mesh, placed stations throughout, and our DOHMH inspection the following month was clean. First time in two years.”
“I manage a 24-unit pre-war building in Inwood and had ongoing HPD rodent complaints for months. Metropolitan did a full penetration scan, found entry points behind the boiler I never knew existed, and sealed the whole perimeter. No new complaints in eight months.”
“Called at 9 PM after finding mice in my Queens apartment. Metropolitan dispatched a certified technician the next morning in an unmarked vehicle — my building super didn’t even know they were there. Entry points sealed, problem gone. Exactly what they promised.”
- Serving All 5 NYC Boroughs — Same-Day Dispatch
Don't Share Your Property with Rodents — Secure Your NYC Space Today
Every day without exclusion sealing is another day Norway Rats and House Mice use your building as a thoroughfare. Metropolitan eliminates, fortifies, and guarantees the result. Call now or book your inspection in 60 seconds.
- Emergency same-day dispatch — all boroughs
- DOHMH violation correction documentation
- 12-month exclusion warranty