For the “10 Worst Landlords in NYC” feature in Village Voice, it appeared that most of the stories seemed to involve rats. So what could be more fitting than portraying a colossal rat as a building, teeming with rat tenants for the cover illustration? And for the interior pages, a sleazy slumlord rat lounging on his “10” throne, as well as the infamous Landlord Pied Piper of rats.