Giant Rat at New York subway station

The rodent is seen charging in dramatic footage taken by SoHo man Josiah Ryan from the platform at 42nd St. station at Bryant Park in Midtown late Friday night.

An angry rat has been caught on camera trying to attack a straphanger at a New York subway stop.

Dramatic footage filmed by SoHo man Josiah Ryan shows the aggressive rodent charging down the platform at 42nd St. station at Bryant Park in Midtown late Friday night.

It then jumps up, causing him to scream out: "Ah! Oh s--t!"
"Oh my God, man, got it all on video, too," Ryan is heard saying off-camera.

The editor for TheBlaze.com told PIX11 News he was "a football field away, minding my own business" when he spotted the rat. It then attempted to attack after he pulled out his cellphone and started filming.