New York City began the very first "Urban Rat Summit" in history on Wednesday with Mayor Eric Adams leading opening remarks ...

An otherwise majestic great blue heron was spotted devouring a New York City rat Saturday — a stomach ... particularly the New York Harbor. The largest of the other waterfowl, great blue herons ...

The Post dug deep into Adams’ rat antipathy, exclusively speaking to his younger brother Bernard Adams about their ratty childhood home, trips to a pest-filled Alabama farm and the terrifying pet ...

NEW YORK-- There is a new phase in New York City's war on rats after the Health Department warned that in 2023 rat-related sickness soared to the highest level in a single year. They are ...

Philadelphia ranked within the top-10 in a recent ranking of America's most rat-infested cities, topping other urban ...

Members of Boston's Public Works Department and the Inspectional Services team will be heading to New York for a "rat summit.

NEW YORK — Rats are an all-too ... constituents facing violations for rat sightings they reported to 311. He says these infestations included city property, such as sidewalk tree beds and ...

New York City has lots of rats. Officials are trying to contain them by resorting to something many other cities have relied on for years.

New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it -- with trash cans and by changing human behavior.

NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart ... another with stories about sightings of rats as big as dogs. But the biggest rat Corrigan has ever heard of was a one-pound, 13-ounce creature that hailed ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kenny Bollwerk, creator of "RatTok" and organizer of rat tours in New York City. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

“We’re looking forward to sharing new strategies and best practices for rat mitigation and reduction over the course of the summit.” Adams has long been obsessed with the city’s rodent ...