ALBANY — It’s the Upper Rat Side. An Upper West Side assemblywoman says her district has been overrun by rats and she wants the city and state to do something about it. Assemblywoman Li… ...

Rats are populating the Upper West Side thanks to the removal of trash cans by the New York City Department of Sanitation.

The city is so safe that the Guardian Angels had to start a side gig — as exterminators. The vigilante group famous for taking subway safety into their own hands during New York’s bad old days ...

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- The New York City Department of Sanitation thought it was doing a good thing when it took hundreds of litter baskets off the streets. But on Wednesday, Mayor ...

Peking University-led researchers have modified an existing treatment for liver disease that does not cause itchiness, a common side effect of existing treatments.

To combat the rat problem in Chicago, one North Side ward is turning to alley cats.

Good morning, rats are everywhere. There's probably one crawling up your leg with a knife in its teeth right now!

There are about 2 million rats in New York City, and some have settled in Central Park and Riverside Park. "There's rats everywhere," an Upper West Side resident said.

An Upper West Side area infested with rats may finally get some relief with a new city pilot program aimed at preventing the rodents from burrowing underground.

There's no question as to where our rat overlords prefer to spend their time: the Upper West Side.