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

Orkin’s 2025 list of the country’s top rat-infested cities is out — some familiar spots are gone, and new ones are climbing the ranks!

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

New York City is home to some three million rats, and learning how these rodent residents navigate and communicate is vital to understanding their impact on humans. A new preprint shows attempts to ...

New York City’s first “rat czar” has stepped down from her post, more than two years after Mayor Eric Adams recruited her to tackle the five boroughs' rodent problems. Her appointment was the first of ...

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 ...

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 ...