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A rat is seen in Central Park in New York, Sunday, March 19, 2017. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File

Cold snap chills New York City’s rats, and heats up the fight against them

January 23 | Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

This week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering...

Are rats really all that bad?

April 18 | Julie Watson, Associated Press

New York City is at war with rats. That much was made...

Meet New York City’s first-ever rat czar

April 12 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Every New York City mayor has waged war — and mostly lost — against...

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    Security personnel work the scene where Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 25, 2025.
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    On Wednesday, the NYC Department of Transportation On Wednesday, the NYC Department of Transportation Sign Shop released a small batch of one of the city’s most popular street signs: “Leaving Brooklyn – Fuhgeddaboudit.”  In introducing the sale of the authentic replicas, NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said, “Few words are more closely associated with our city and its most populous borough, so if you don’t act fast to purchase one of these signs, you can fuhgeddaboudit.”  Well, fuhgeddaboudit.  All 100 signs were sold out by Thursday. (The signs sold for $100 apiece.) Read more at the link in bio. Photo courtesy of Marty Markowitz
    Crispy, spicy, and served with a side of neighborh Crispy, spicy, and served with a side of neighborhood charm — Popina’s bold take on the classic chicken Milanese is turning heads in the Columbia Street Waterfront District. We stopped by to see what sets this neighborhood favorite apart. 📍 Watch the full video at the link in bio. #BrooklynEats #ChickenMilanese #NYCFoodie #FoodieFinds #SupportLocal #PopinaBK #DishedInBK
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