Are you squeakin’ at me? Big Apple rats are just as social as some New Yorkers — and even sound like them, speaking to each other with a distinctive accent, a new study found. “Being social helps them ...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — New Yorkers can explore the city’s history in ways like never before with this walking tour. There is a New York City tour that takes you through the history of two things ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City's war on rats is about to heat up. Mayor Bill de Blasio is expanding a rat removal program in his new budget. The mayor is planning to devote close to $3 million to ...

Two rats were spotted tussling over a bagel on a subway platform in New York City, drawing amused reactions from commuters ...

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 ...

Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat.

NEW YORK -- Move over pizza rat. Video of a new, hungry New York City rodent is going viral. A rat was spotted grabbing a donut from the subway tracks at a Lower Manhattan station and sharing it with ...

City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a stroller is enough to set off a panic. By Christopher Maag Rachel Chase, a ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams says New York City is winning the war on trash and rats. Mayor Adams was taking a victory lap Tuesday in the war on rats, saying that putting 75% of the city’s ...

New York Mayor Eric Adams has waged a years-long campaign against the city’s rats, dubbing them “public enemy number one” and even appointing a “rat czar” to tackle the problem in 2023. But with 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 ...