Snow Rat is the hero New York deserves

 By 
Kelly Diamond
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Pizza Rat can step aside because Snow Rat is here and ready to burrow his way into your heart.

After a major snowstorm dumped about 27 inches of snow on New York City this weekend, one noble rat braved the weather to make sure the streets of Brooklyn Heights were safe for all creatures, human and rodent.

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Snow Rat #blizzard2016 A video posted by @ale_rivera on Jan 23, 2016 at 5:51pm PST

The young warrior took shelter in a car tire after his exhausting sweep of the streets and New Yorkers could rest easy, knowing they were in good hands.

Now someone get this guy a pizza.

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