A tour guide goes one step beyond, a macaw on the Q and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

New Yorkers were told they have to start using official NYC garbage cans for trash pickup as part of an anti-rat push by City ...

A $1,000 reward is being offered by NYS Humane Association for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those ...

A man was mauled to death by a pit bull dog inside a Staten Island home on Sunday afternoon, according to cops and sources.

Have a rodent problem? It might be roof rats. It's roof rat season in Arizona again. Here's everything to know about them and ...

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office charged a Rocky Point woman after investigators said they found the neglected ...

What started as a quick stop behind a pet store turned into a shocking discovery — a dumpster full of snakes. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing as they began to move beneath the debris. This find ...

Rochelle Hollowell, a member of the East Whatcom Community Council, argues homeowners who won’t fix blight issues within a set time period should face losing their property. Right now, there are “no ...