I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy ... - CNN
1 day ago · After we published our research, the story of driving rats went viral in the media.The project continues in my lab with new, improved rat-operated vehicles, or ROVs, designed by robotics professor ...
Outsmarting New York rats is no longer about extermination
Oct 6, 2024 · Calls to 311 for rat sightings have declined – a 6.3% drop since the rat czar was appointed and almost a 14% decline in the city’s mitigation zones, the city boasted in a news release ...
New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick it …
Sep 24, 2024 · To be fair, the city makes 44 million pounds of trash every day. It tried out trash cans in the 1960s and 1970s — but because they were metal, the city got a lot of noise complaints. Sanitation ...
Can New York City Ever Win Its War Against Rats?
Jul 19, 2024 · There are an estimated three million rats in New York, but in the absence of a proper census, there is really no way to know how many. One way the city measures its progress in eliminating them...
What led to the rat population boom and how cities are responding
Sep 14, 2023 · Rats, the furry nuisance that once was a sometimes issue, have become a bigger problem over the pandemic years. Courtney Norris and Dorothy Hastings explore what led to the rise in the rat...
Where Are the Rats in New York City? - The New York Times
Oct 24, 2024 · 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).
N.Y.C. Rats: They’re in the Park, on Your Block and Even at Your …
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.
Big rats continue to plague NYC's rat mitigation zones ... - CBS News
Mar 7, 2024 · Since August 2023, the city claims that rat sightings have been down 68% in what New York City has deemed " rat mitigation zones." These zones are locations that the city says are the most...
NYC Rats: Eric Adams Signs ‘Rat Action Plan’ – NBC New York
Nov 18, 2022 · The idea: Get rid of the trash, get rid of the rats. Mayor Eric Adams signed bills to create formal rat mitigation zones and report the progress that is made.
Mayor Adams Notches Early Victories in War on Rats, Announces …
Jul 25, 2023 · NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Sanitation Department (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch, and Director of Citywide Rodent Mitigation Kathleen Corradi released new data today showing a 20 percent decrease in 311 calls about rat activity across the city over the last two months, as compared to last year.