In a city that never sleeps—and never seems to run out of rats—Suzanne Reisman has found her calling. Her “Garbage & Rats in ...

For ages, rats have been a growing problem in places like New York City. Now, one "rat guru" is working to help the city curb ...

A new field study into New York City’s rats found them to be talkative city dwellers with an extensive language for ...

Food abundance or scarcity affects the rate at which rats reproduce, as do milder winters. Global warming is beyond the remit of mayors, but stopping feeding time in cities is not.

Are you squeakin’ at me? Big Apple rats are just as social as some New Yorkers — and even sound like them, speaking to each other with a distinctive accent, a new study found. “Being social helps them ...

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a $32 million multi-agency plan to reduce New York City's rat population that targets the three most infested parts of city. The ...

Shoppers were greeted in the teeny space at 101 Lafayette St. by a back wall covered in real rat traps spray-painted with “We ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams says New York City is winning the war on trash and rats. Mayor Adams was taking a victory lap Tuesday in the war on rats, saying that putting 75% of the city’s ...

New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subways, leaving some residents afraid to let their children walk on sidewalks. Faced ...

Los Angeles has the biggest rat problem in America, with more Yelp searches for rodent services than any other city.