Seeing vermin running amok on city streets and in subway tunnels is a turn-off for tourists, said Manhattan Borough president Scott Stringer. “They don’t want to come here and share their vacation with a New York City rat,” Stringer said. Demanding rat control money be restored to the city Health Department budget, Stringer said the cuts forced the layoff of 57 Pest Control workers. The result has been a 1.5 percent rise in complaints over last year and damage to New York’s appeal as a tourist destination, he said. It’s also a public safety issue. “I find this to be unacceptable because rodents are very dangerous to children and the quality of life of the city,” Stringer said.