NEW YORK-- In a continuing effort to tackle New York City's rat problem, Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday the inaugural national Urban Rat Summit will be held this fall. The summit, which will ...

You could call it rata-tour-y. New York City has always been at war with rats, from when they jumped from ship to shore in the 18th century to the city’s anti-rat campaign today. Over many decades, ...

New York City kicked off the very first Urban Rat Summit on Wednesday with Mayor Eric Adams declaring "War on Rats" while giving opening remarks for the event. The two-day event is being held at Pier ...

NEW YORK-- If you're tired of seeing rats around the city, you can now help minimize the pesky population. On Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams' office announced its latest rat-mitigation program that lets New ...

It was two years ago. Morningside Heights resident Carl Mahaney was walking with his kid to the first day of school, when they came across heaps of trash bags lying on a sidewalk. “The rats would come ...

The New York City Council approved a contraceptive pilot program last week that will try to curb the city’s huge rat population using birth control. With or without mayor Eric Adams’ signature, the ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps with rodent birth ...

After years of hard-fought battle, the city may finally be entering an era of rat harmony — or closer to it. Newly elected ...

New York City's rat czar has scuttled off the job two years after she was appointed to the role. Kathleen Corradi, former Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation, was appointed to the position by New ...

An estimated three million rats live in the city, which is a little over one-third of the human population. A new study found rats alter their vocalizations depending on the environment and level of ...