The city's next phase of trash control begins next month, which invites the question: Is containerization working?

A recent study revealed that rising temperatures may be linked to increasing rat infestations in cities like New York.

Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. New York City is getting rattier, thanks to climate change. That’s a takeaway from a new study, which found cities that warmed the most saw ...

“This paper is by far the largest data-driven effort to ... about what makes a property less likely to have rats,” Richardson says. New York recently stepped up its rat-fighting with measures ...

Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...

The nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization ... ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, uncovering new ...

New York City saw the fourth-highest spike in rats. The rats don’t just run this town — they also run Washington, San Francisco and Toronto, which, according to the study, had the biggest rat ...

“This paper is by far the largest data-driven effort to ... about what makes a property less likely to have rats,” Richardson said. New York City’s recently stepped up rat-fighting, which ...

San Francisco, Toronto, New York, and Washington, D.C. have seen the biggest spikes in rat populations over the past decade. The Washington Post reports that rat populations in urban areas are ...