There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth but scientists are ...

Burgeoning rat populations are a big problem for cities ... It had a 1.5 times greater growth in rat populations than New York City. The tell-tale sign of a rat problem in DC is a hole chewed ...

Harlem has more vermin scurrying through its subway stations than any other neighborhood in the five boroughs, new data shows.

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...