They would be the Big Apple’s cat crusaders. Mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa is pitching a plan to solve New York City’s rat problem — unleashing a strike team of feral cats to hunt down the rodents at ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Yorkers are aware that rats pose a significant problem. New data revealed which hometowns are officially among the worst in America.

Matt Deodato, one of NYC's top rat exterminators, uses carbon monoxide to kill rats. He said the effective method makes people grateful and cheer him on.

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 ...

Los Angeles has the biggest rat problem in America, with more Yelp searches for rodent services than any other city.