New York City, known for its bustling energy ... If successful, it will be expanded throughout Rat Island—er, Manhattan. Proponents of the bill insist, however, that birth control alone won ...

The truth is you give an inch back, they'll take a mile. There's no definitive count of the rat populace in New York, though one recent estimate placed it at about 3 million. Various mayors ...

The rats of New York are quicker-witted than those on farms ... quell the rats in Central Park and in the dumps on Riker’s Island. For a hobby, he hides in food establishments at night and ...

New York City is the second most rat-infested US city after Chicago, and one group of residents is taking matters into its own hands - or rather, into the paws of its four-legged friends.