Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

A geriatric woman and her associates are terrorizing Lower East Side locals by dumping dozens of pounds of birdseed in a tiny local park, turning the space into a putrid buffet for pigeons and ...

House rats left their nests in basements and began to dig burrows in vacant lots and parks, particularly Central Park, earlier this spring than they have for many years. A steady increase in ...

A crackdown has been launched to rid a park from a swarm of “massive” and “fearless” rats. Park bosses say that they are taking “extensive” action to combat the vermin in Newcastle's ...

New York City's beloved owl Flaco is getting his very own exhibit at The New York Historical, called "The Year of Flaco." ...

FILE - A rat is seen in Central Park in New York, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ...