For ages, rats have been a growing problem in places like New York City. Now, one "rat guru" is working to help the city curb ...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — New Yorkers can explore the city’s history in ways like never before with this walking tour. There is a New York City tour that takes you through the history of two things ...

For decades, New York sidewalks were awash in piled-up black plastic rubbish bags, some of which doubled as housing projects for the city’s other inhabitants. “I’ve kicked bags of garbage in New York ...

FILE-Two rats emerge from under a dumpster in a neighborhood. (Photo by George Rizer/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Rat complaints in Washington, D.C. have surged nearly 13-fold over the past ...

Are you squeakin’ at me? Big Apple rats are just as social as some New Yorkers — and even sound like them, speaking to each other with a distinctive accent, a new study found. “Being social helps them ...

Chicago didn’t do much better this year: it only moved down to the No. 2 spot on the list. Orkin reports that though it is no ...

New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subways, leaving some residents afraid to let their children walk on sidewalks. Faced ...

Los Angeles has claimed the top spot on Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities list, ending Chicago’s decade-long reign. The city’s ...