2023年10月13日 · The problem was large enough—and residents' complaints loud enough—that in April, New York's Mayor Eric Adams appointed its first "rat czar," Kathleen Corradi, with a $3.5 million budget behind...

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). The average adult body weight is 350 grams (12 oz) in males and about 250 grams (8.8 oz) in females.

2016年3月14日 · New York City rats can be big, and because of some yucky research, we now know just how big. Matthew Combs, a doctoral student at Fordham University, and his colleagues collected hundreds of rats for an ongoing study to determine how the creatures colonize. But in the process, they've given us a better idea of how the rodents can range in size.

2024年3月7日 · NEW YORK - Almost every New Yorker saw Ruth McDaniels' viral comments saying she saw "rats the size of Crocs" running up and down the street of her Harlem …

2024年3月6日 · A video posted to X of a huge rat being dragged by an even bigger rodent in the New York subway station looks like something straight out of a horror film.

2024年6月12日 · Someone in the Big Apple allegedly spotted the rodent while shopping. A video shared online in June 2024 authentically showed a giant rat on the loose in a New York City …

2023年11月29日 · An ultra-rare gigantic rat so big that it puts New York City's subway-dwelling rodents to shame has been caught on camera for the first time.

2025年2月12日 · ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, uncovering new methods to curb the rat population.

2016年3月3日 · Rats even bigger than that have been found, on occasion; the species of rat that lives in New York City, Rattus norvegicus, can grow as large as two pounds. A 675 gram rat, though—that’s a...

2020年11月21日 · 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.