New York City is testing new bins to contain the 14 million tons of waste it produces each year. In late June, I was standing ...

Unlike New York, New Orleans faces a pernicious rat situation because the city is going after not just brown rats, but also black rats. Each place requires a tailored plan to manage its unique set ...

New York City's wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat — doesn't hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for ...

Rats exist on every continent except Antarctica, but where else do they enjoy al fresco dining at sidewalk cafes?

New York City's wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat — doesn't hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for ...

New York City’s wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat — doesn’t hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for ...

I wanted a firsthand look at how New York City's war on rats was actually going. ... The brown rat, or Rattus norvegicus, isn't all that different from the average New Yorker.

At a joint news conference in late July, Adams and Corradi proudly announced that “rat sightings” in New York were down in 12 of the previous 13 months.

Cold snap chills New York City’s rats, and heats up the fight against them. Jan 22, 2025, 9:04 PM. FILE - A rat is seen in Central Park in New York, Sunday, March 19, 2017.

New York City’s wild rat species - Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat - doesn’t hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for ...