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).

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.

Nov 21, 2020 · Rats as big as bunnies are roaming the streets in broad daylight, nesting in trees and chewing through car engine wires that can cost thousands to fix.

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 …

Nov 5, 2021 · 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.

Mar 18, 2023 · New York City's rats are relentless. They're also everywhere — in sewers and parks, underfoot, on the subways, and even in your walls. They've been in New York since the 18th century,...

Jun 9, 2018 · There are about 2 million New York City rats, a 2014 estimate suggested, which would mean the rodents in New York outnumber the humans in Philadelphia. Do not discount the power of gnawing teeth in aggregate — Cornell University scientists once calculated rats cause $19 billion in damage annually.

Oct 6, 2024 · Nearly 80 years ago, rats lurked in the city's docks and butcheries, bringing the potential for disease, according to an account in the New Yorker magazine. Then, the most prevalent species was...

Sep 29, 2024 · New York City's fight against rats has entered the furry beasts' bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps with rodent birth control.

In New York, these rodents live in nearly every environment imaginable. Some, like pocket mice, are highly adapted to dry, hot deserts, while others live in cooler boreal forests. You can find them in suburban, urban, and rural areas.