New York City is preparing to roll out an unconventional strategy for tackling its rodent problem: rat birth control.

This neighborhood is totally rat-tled. Rat sightings are trending down citywide but some neighborhoods are seeing massive spikes — with one area in Queens hit with a 119% increase in 311 ...

It’s “ratatouille” – on a whole new level. A man was recently seen casually eating pieces of a dead rat on a Bronx street, according to stomach-churning video posted to social media.

A New Yorker has been caught on camera eating a dead rat in a disturbing video which has gone viral on social media. Footage shows a man sitting on a Bronx sidewalk while casually devouring ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a rat poison sold by street vendors in New York City. Push Out, a rodenticide, contains zinc phosphide – which becomes a toxic ...

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 ...

New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 million resilient rats that have cemented ...

For centuries, government leaders and public health experts have been trying to get a handle on New York City's rat community, which continues to grow in size. But a new group is curious to ...