Chocolates and flowers are the standard gifts for Valentine's Day. But what about naming a live creature after the one you ...

In 2017, Parkash made headlines for allowing conditions in another Bronx building to deteriorate so severely that it bred a deadly rat-borne bacterial disease to flourish. Three people caught ...

The fire at a Bronx apartment building on Jan. 10 was the third to break out in recent years at a property owned by Ved ...

Name your favorite invasive species after the person who invaded your heart this Valentine’s Day. The Bronx Zoo has kicked off its 14th annual “Name a Roach” tradition for the romantic holiday.

Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat — doesn’t hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for prolonged periods.

As New York fights a losing war against millions of rats, city officials have greenlit a plan that they hope will cut numbers ...