New York rats are big and bad. They sit calmly on the subway tracks, ignoring discomfited commuters on the platform. They stroll through Central Park as if they owned the place. They pretty much rule ...

City hall announced a $2.9 million campaign against the city’s vermin last month, an increase of over $2 million from last year, as a sign that Mayor de Blasio is going all in on a new strategy to ...