Rats

Parked Cars Hamper NYC Trash Containerization Effort
Sanitation workers must manually collect bags from containers blocked by parked cars, slowing a process that is meant to be safer and more efficient.

The Fascinating World of Urban Evolution
Animals are not only evolving in remarkable ways to meet the challenges of urban environments, but they are doing it quickly.

Looking for Gentrification? Follow the Rat Complaints
A surprising number of puns get squeezed into an article rat complaints as a better harbinger of gentrification than...rats.

New Yorkers Have More Complaints About Rats
New Yorkers are ratting out rats.

NIMBYs, but for Rats
Neighborhood groups around Detroit are taking the city's rat problem into their owns hands.

New York City to Invest $32 Million in its Rat Problem
Clean and safe from rats.
Friday Funny: It Doesn't Get More New York Than Pizza Rat, Brooklyn Settler
The streets of New York lived up to their infamous reputation this week with two viral videos that seemed almost too perfect.

Ranking the Cities with the Largest Rat Problem
Some cities have a reputation for rats, but all cities have them. Where does your major metropolitan center rank among the rattiest cities?
"Don't Sleep In The Subway, Darling"....or else
No, this is not a video of Petula Clark, but do take her message to heart. Rats are not just on the subway tracks - occasionally they hop a ride too, so riders beware - stay awake! Caught on tape...
District of Rats
Washington D.C. has successfully invested more than $600 million in a new baseball stadium, but the city's infamous infestation with rats is nowhere near resolved. Reason's Matt Welch asks why.
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