The city is seeking a new director of rodent mitigation to tackle a task that many mayoral administrations have futilely taken on before.
Tag: Rats
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In Battle Against Trash and Rats, N.Y.C. Officials Try a Schedule Shift
New Yorkers will be asked to place trash on the curb later to reduce the amount of time that mountains of trash fester on the streets.
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N.Y.C. Will Expand Compost Pickup to Queens in October
The city will pilot automatic, optional curbside pickup across Queens after lagging behind promises to collect compost.
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Why So Many Cars Have Rats in Them Now
Driving in the city is on the rise, but if New Yorkers think they can avoid rats this way, they are in for quite the surprise.
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Scientists Zero In on the Origins of the Monkeypox Outbreak
Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.