2023年10月13日 · For those living in some of the most built-up areas of New York until recently, it may have been more of a reality than an old wives' tale. An August study by one pest-control firm estimated...

2016年3月14日 · New York City rats can be big, and because of some yucky research, we now know just how big. Matthew Combs, a doctoral student at Fordham University, and his colleagues collected hundreds of rats for an ongoing study to determine how the creatures colonize. But in the process, they've given us a better idea of how the rodents can range in size.

However, a 2023 study estimates that there are approximately 3 million rats in New York, which is close to a third of New York's human population. The city's rat population is dominated by the brown rat (also known as the Norway rat). The average adult body weight is 350 grams (12 oz) in males and about 250 grams (8.8 oz) in females.

2024年3月7日 · NEW YORK - Almost every New Yorker saw Ruth McDaniels' viral comments saying she saw "rats the size of Crocs" running up and down the street of her Harlem neighborhood. McDaniels made the...

2024年8月4日 · A map shows every single property in New York City that failed its last rat inspection—and there are many. The city's infamous rat problem does not seem to be going away, despite...

2024年9月24日 · Since the pilot launched last September, the number of rat complaints have gone down by 66% in the neighborhood, according to the Sanitation Department. Mahaney was elated. The city launched a...

2024年9月17日 · New York City has lots of rats. Officials are trying to contain them by resorting to something many other cities have relied on for years. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: If you've ever been to New York...

2024年10月24日 · So far this year, Brooklyn has had the most rat complaints among New York City boroughs (9,518), followed by Manhattan (5,375), Queens (4,409), the Bronx (3,508) and Staten Island (649)....

2024年10月4日 · In the past fourteen years, New York has seen a dramatic rise in rat sightings. Data collected through the 311 service shows Brooklyn and Manhattan as the hardest-hit boroughs, with a peak in 2023 and provisional data for 2024 suggesting a slight decrease.

2024年10月6日 · NEW YORK − Tourists snapped selfies and office workers guzzled coffees inside Manhattan's Bryant Park. But all around their feet − beneath bushes, over subway grates and between trash cans −...