Is rat birth control a fix for NYC's rodent woes?
New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu launched Bill 736, or "Flaco's law." The bill passed on Sept. 26, 2024, and will implement rat contraceptives in areas where trash is containerized. He told ...
Rat birth control and 'Rat Walks' among new initiatives to curb NYC’s rat population
ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, ...
8 million New Yorkers versus 3 million rats: Is rat birth control the solution?
ABC News looks at New York City’s fight to curb rat populations as some city leaders and residents uncover new methods to reduce the rodents like birth control and "rat walks." ...
Brazen pigeon feeders turn NYC park into rat-infested hellhole
A geriatric woman and her associates are terrorizing Lower East Side locals by dumping dozens of pounds of birdseed in a tiny local park, turning the space into a putrid buffet for pigeons and ...
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How the Theme Song From a Maligned Martin Scorsese Movie Became New York City’s Unofficial Anthem
Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous ...
Armies of rats are laying waste to cities and the $27 billion-a-year problem is only getting worse
The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures ...
Climate change partly to blame for growth in NYC's rat population, study says
As CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock reports, the Big Apple isn't the only city struggling with this problem.
NYC’s most rat-infested subway stops are both based in one neighborhood — but some riders not surprised: ‘You’ll see one’
Harlem has more vermin scurrying through its subway stations than any other neighborhood in the five boroughs, new data shows ...