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Mayor Eric Adams’ administration says it’s hiring new teams to exterminate rats from tunnels under trees on the street.

In the wake of the artist's death, a longtime collaborator explains how the one-minute spot came to be.

A new bill passed by the City Council will test contraceptive rat bait uptown.

The health department said staffing issues are to blame, but added that it's ramping up personnel.

“The best way to defeat our enemy is to know our enemy,” the mayor said.

The city health department is urging medical professionals to be on the lookout for cases.

Sanitation officials are looking for suppliers of containers that can each hold about 28 large bags of trash.

Kenny Bollwerk has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, where he documents the city's rat-infested spaces and offers $50 tours of the hot spots.

The installations, which aim to eliminate sidewalk trash mountains and rat populations, are part of a pilot program announced this May and are modeled after European-style shared street bins.

Experts remain unsure about what’s driving the decrease in complaints.