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.

Rats can be a problem for residents, property owners, businesses and entire neighborhoods. Their gnawing and burrowing can cause damage and they can contaminate food, spread disease and reduce our quality of life.

2021年11月5日 · Reported rat sightings, health inspections finding evidence of rat activity and cases of a disease spread via rat urine are all up amid the pandemic.

2023年8月15日 · A color-coded and searchable map breaks down at a building-by-building level what places in NYC passed their last rodent inspection, where there was recent rat activity, what spots had failed for...

2023年10月13日 · Notwithstanding the rats apparent continuing presence in New York City, work is now being done to bring that population down—and pest controllers say it is having an impact.

2017年12月1日 · Fordham University graduate student Matthew Combs studies the DNA of New York City's rats. He found that rats living uptown are genetically distinct from rats living downtown.

Welcome to New York City’s Rat Information Portal. This is a web-based mapping application that allows you to view rat inspection and action data collected by the NYC Health Department. To get started, enter an address, zip code, neighborhood or …

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).

Rats like to live where people live. They quickly adjust to the neighborhood. Rats can thrive on just an ounce of food and water daily, so when they enter a neighborhood and gain access to meat, fish, vegetables and grains, they will stay. Rats prefer to feed in and around homes, restaurants and businesses.

2024年4月10日 · Joseph J. Lhota, who served as the city’s “rat czar” under former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and has opined that eliminating rats is a Sisyphean feat, praised the new bill.