Gothamist19h
NYC's been conducting fewer restaurant and rat inspections, report finds
The city’s health department conducted fewer restaurant and rodent inspections due to staffing shortages last fiscal year, ...
Sculpture dedicated to the man who created New York City rat infestation debuts in Battery Park
A New York Times article Thursday highlighted a lucrative side hustle that is emblematic of the times we live in: gaming ...
I enlisted in New York's war on rats
I wanted a firsthand look at how New York City's war on rats was actually going. The truth was nastier —and funnier — than I ...
Bloomberg L.P.2d
NYC Brings Pest Experts to First-Ever National Rat Summit
New York City is hosting its first-ever National Urban Rat Summit on Thursday as part of Mayor Eric Adams’ war (and ...
Untapped Cities13d
A Monument to the Man Who Introduced Rats to NYC Pops Up in The Battery
Who can we thank for introducing rats to NYC? Apparently Nathaniel Katz, "The Rat Man," who now has his own memorial in The Battery!
WBHM37m
A “golden age” of rat research may be here. What the often unwanted companions can teach us about us
Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there’s little relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in ...
New York Post on MSN18h
Tall tail: Prank sculpture for ‘Rat Man’ responsible for rodent rampage tricks gullible Battery Park strollers
“You’re joking! I totally fell for it.” The truth is: Katz never existed and, unfortunately, New York City’s rat plague ...