America’s most rat-infested cities ranked as Midwest surprise cracks top 10
A national pest control company has released its annual list of the top 10 most rodent-infested cities in…
Obese rat dies escaping NYC trash can — but locals laud sick scene as high art: ‘New York sculpture’
Even rodent-weary New Yorkers were deeply moved by the sight of a rat so fat it died after…
The deadly cost of New York City’s rat war
Flaco, who had only just learned to hunt in the wild after a lifetime in captivity, feasted on…
NYC ramps up war against rats with new, 14-day inspection rules after 311 complaints
New York City’s war on rats is ramping up, with strict, new rules governing inspections of suspected rodent-infested…
NYC’s plan to end sidewalk trash would create UES ‘Dumpsterville’: critics
Upper East Siders are trashing NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to eliminate nearly 30,000 parking spaces citywide and…
NYC’s winning Eric Adams’ war on rats — LA should give him a call
New York City is winning ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ war on rats — and it looks like Los Angeles…
Rat sightings on track to pandemic lows in NYC, data shows
The Big Apple is winning the War on Rats. Reported sightings of the scrappy scavengers are on track…
Trash bins are turning the tide in NYC’s ‘War on Rats’
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) — It cost Arnette Scott almost a thousand dollars to get her car’s headlights working…
On-street trash containerization is coming to Brooklyn Community Board 2 • Brooklyn Paper
Trash bags piled up on the sidewalk on collection day will soon be a thing of the past…
Locals on NYC’s most rat-infested blocks left to fight rodents that ‘pop up’ from inside trash cans
Rats, not again! Tough street rats are “fighting” their human neighbors on several pest-infested blocks in the East…
NYC nabe sees 37% surge in rat sightings in 2026 – even as reports dip citywide
Rat-a-fooey! Manhattan’s East Village is experiencing a rodent resurgence with a whopping 37.6% increase in rat sightings year…
Here’s how to keep NYC rats at bay
Tourists won’t be the only thing hogging the Big Apple sidewalks this summer. When people think of New…