Legend has it that there's a rat for every person, more than eight million in total. The most recent popular estimate was around two million. But no one knows.

In 2022, Mayor Eric Adams launched his “Trash Revolution” and “War on the Rats,” contracting with McKinsey & Co. to devise an ambitious plan to containerize New York City’s growing trash problem. The ...

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Residents at the Seward Park Extension on Broome Street say they are living in fear as massive rats take over their front entrance. Elizabeth Colon says she shot a ...