Rats off to ya, Chicago! The Windy City has earned a dubious distinction, according to a new report by pest control giant ...

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

Could this be the OG rat czar? A new sculpture purportedly dedicated to the man “responsible” for the Big Apple’s rat ...

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.

Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the rats like to pee on each other. Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member ...

NEW YORK-- New York City is throwing millions of dollars at its rodent problem-- from studies on the best ways to store trash, to a rat czar appointed last year. So why are rodent-related ...

BOSTON - Members of Boston's Public Works Department and the Inspectional Services team will be heading to New York ... see the city taking action. "Sunset to sunrise, every day I see rats ...

This former teacher plans to throw the book at New York City’s rat population. Kathleen Corradi, an ex-Brooklyn charter school teacher who has for years led the Department of Education’s ...

Joining the city's "elite squad of anti-rat activists ... There's no definitive count of the rat populace in New York, though one recent estimate placed it at about 3 million.

One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

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.