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.

An unexpected passenger snuck onboard a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Aruba on Dec. 10: a rat. According to footage from Dutch media outlet De Telegraaf, a rat appeared from the overhead bins and ...

“We understand how unpleasant it is for everyone who is now stuck there,” a spokesperson said to a local news outlet. While such incidents are relatively rare, animals that either enter or are ...

For nearly two years, Chicagoans and tourists have treated a small imprint in a Roscoe Village sidewalk like a sacred site. The so-called “Chicago Rat Hole,” which has existed for 20-30 years before ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the famed “Chicago rat hole.” (“Pizza Rat” is a notable exception.) But the ...

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Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local landmarks. The ‘Chicago Rat Hole’ draws devoted fans bringing gifts for the ...

Hizzoner’s general in his war on rats waved the white flag. The city’s first-ever rat czar Kathleen Corradi, has left her $176,000-a-year job, according to City Hall — and it’s unclear if the position ...

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen King novella Rat is getting a movie adaptation from a team including The Witch and The Lighthouse producer Jay Van Hoy. The screenplay adaptation comes from Jeff Howard (The ...

If you've ever bypassed a red light by cutting through a neighborhood, parking lot, or corner gas station, you've used a driving tactic referred to as "rat-running." Essentially, this is a technique ...

Since at least the 1500s, people have been mesmerized by the legend of a so-called “rat king.” Usually depicted as a mass of a rodents with their tails tied in a knot, the specific details can vary by ...