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.

Mayor Adams announced a new “Mayor’s Office of Rodent Mitigation” on Tuesday, just two weeks before his term ends. Adams, who will leave office Dec. 31, has made his “war on rats” a hallmark issue of ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Two women headed to LaGuardia Airport found themselves with the most New York of all hitchhikers -- a rat. The rodent climbed out of the hood of the car on Nov. 11 and apparently ...

As a neurobiologist trained in brain physiology, a fitness enthusiast and a mom, I spend hours at the local pool during the summer. It’s not unusual to see children gleefully splashing and swimming ...

Another common creature, with a slightly bushier tail, may have been the culprit Scott Olson/Getty The now infamous "rat hole," an imprint of a critter etched into a stretch of concrete in Chicago's ...

Though Chicago topped the list of America’s most rat-infested cities for over a decade, Los Angeles has now claimed the mantle, according to new data from pest control company Orkin. “As Orkin’s ...

Researchers think they debunked the origin of Chicago's so-called "rat hole," one of the Windy City's weirdest local landmarks. The rat hole wasn't some back-alley bar that served as a speakeasy for ...

Was the great Chicago Rat Hole of 2024 actually made by a rat? Researchers who looked at the imprint in the sidewalk slab say "probably not!" KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, ...

During his remarks in the Oval Office in August, President Trump attempted to justify his D.C. takeover, labeling the city a "crime-infested rat hole." ‘We Reject That’: White House Fires Back After ...

Columnist and film critic Richard Roeper joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to discuss whether or not the Chicago Rat Hole was made by a rat and the hype surrounding the tourist attraction. They ...

WASHINGTON — A recent study on Chicago's 'rat hole' is putting a new twist on the viral landmark. The study, published by the Royal Society on Wednesday, suggests that the famous sidewalk hole shaped ...