Some New York City residents are urging Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to appoint a new "rat czar" when he takes office. Mayor Eric Adams' appointee stepped down in September and was not replaced. The ...

This week’s frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. The United States’ most populous city has been spared the Upper ...

Chances are high if you live in a city you are sure to have encountered one or two rats on your way home. Or even worse you have some rats living beside you. While this visitor turns your whole world ...

For decades, New York sidewalks were awash in piled-up black plastic rubbish bags, some of which doubled as housing projects for the city’s other inhabitants. “I’ve kicked bags of garbage in New York ...

Rats can be a common pest in the home and garden, and can often cause costly damage. If you have noticed signs such as droppings, rub marks, scratching noises, holes, nests, and footprints, you might ...