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Rats
America's largest city has a trash problem. Can it be contained?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sofia Terenzio
Mar 21, 2024
Plastic trash bags, and the rats they attract, are very visible parts of the New York landscape. A plan to bring in bins may squeeze scarce space.
New York City's hangry rat problem has big stakes
Sep 8, 2022
Rats have burrowed their way into the heart of an economic and political fight worth many tens of millions of dollars.
New York City turns to dry ice to control its rat population
May 23, 2019
The frozen carbon dioxide is more effective than rodenticide in some cases. But experts say cities will never eradicate rats.