Critters of New York
Bodega Cat Exonerated in Stunning Court Decision
A deli worker remains solvent and a cat remains unbothered.
Humpback Whales Are Having Too Much Fun in NYC
As sharks and humans are having a tough time in the city’s waters, the whales are going off.
What I Learned at NYC’s Rat Academy
“You’ve got to think of the sidewalk as a dining room."
Small Claims NYC: Did This Bodega Cat Beat Up a Pit Bull Puppy?
“The cat is famous, a part of the neighborhood, a mascot,” one woman said of the alleged assailant.
Behold This Fiercely Majestic Falcon and Its Embarrassingly Awkward Chick
Please enjoy these delightful photos and video taken atop the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge.
Behold the Wild, Ancient Orgy Just Outside the Belt Parkway
For the past 450 million years, long before Robert Moses made plans to carve out a circumferential highway, these horseshoe crabs have been mating at Plumb Beach.
Terrifying Tales From the Cockroach Files
Hell Gate readers share their most harrowing encounters with NYC's most enduring pest.
POV: You Are a Rat In a Crowded Enclosure Full of Dogs
But, of course, if you airbrush the rat out, this is just a video of a beautiful dog ballet in Tompkins Square Park.
What’s Your Worst NYC Cockroach Story?
Everyone's got a good New York City cockroach story. And as we swapped some across a bar table a few weeks ago, we remembered how much fun it is to hear them. So send some of yours our way!
Mets Rat Is No Pizza Rat
We keep getting Churro Squirrels and Fondue Crows and now...Mets Rat.
