You will find New York's only architectural rats at the Graybar Building. Made of cast iron, they make you smile.

Just something cute and unusual that most people will miss as they exit the Grand Central Market on Lexington is the little rats. You have to turn to your left and look up. The art deco Graybar Electric building was built in the 1920s, and as Graybar was originally a steamship company, it had a maritime theme. Take a look at the mooring lines on the awning poles of a ship securing the building to Lexington Avenue complete with its anti-rat funnels. The funnels kept the rats from stowing away on ships. You will see three evil cast iron rats climbing above the building’s entrance. Even more unusual and not so obvious are the rosettes that connect the poles are actually decorated with rat heads.