Critters of New York

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New Yorkers Can't Get Enough of These Woodcocks Throwing Ass

New Yorkers Can't Get Enough of These Woodcocks Throwing Ass

"I love him. He's perfect. His body is tea."

Jessy Edwards

April 03, 2026

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Is it Morally Defensible to Put Dogs in Halloween Costumes? A Brief Debate

Is it Morally Defensible to Put Dogs in Halloween Costumes? A Brief Debate

Molly Osberg, Max Rivlin-Nadler

October 24, 2022

Bodega Cat Exonerated in Stunning Court Decision

Bodega Cat Exonerated in Stunning Court Decision

Molly Osberg

August 29, 2022

Humpback Whales Are Having Too Much Fun in NYC

Humpback Whales Are Having Too Much Fun in NYC

Max Rivlin-Nadler

August 15, 2022

A powerpoint slide from the rat academy showing a rat and the heading "Size." "1 pound, NOT as big as a cat or dog."

What I Learned at NYC’s Rat Academy

Ruth Weissmann

July 29, 2022

Small Claims NYC: Did This Bodega Cat Beat Up a Pit Bull Puppy?

Small Claims NYC: Did This Bodega Cat Beat Up a Pit Bull Puppy?

Molly Osberg

June 21, 2022

Behold This Fiercely Majestic Falcon and Its Embarrassingly Awkward Chick

Behold This Fiercely Majestic Falcon and Its Embarrassingly Awkward Chick

Christopher Robbins

June 16, 2022

A group of horseshoe crabs copulate in shallow water at Plumb Beach in Queens.

Behold the Wild, Ancient Orgy Just Outside the Belt Parkway

Aaron Short

June 03, 2022

Terrifying Tales From the Cockroach Files

Terrifying Tales From the Cockroach Files

Hell Gate

May 27, 2022

A group of people and dogs surround a rat that has leapt into the air at a dog park.

POV: You Are a Rat In a Crowded Enclosure Full of Dogs

Christopher Robbins

May 25, 2022

A sandaled foot is about to stomp down on a cockroach.

What’s Your Worst NYC Cockroach Story?

Hell Gate

May 13, 2022

A tiny rat running in the grass on Citi Field that someone has photoshopped to be wearing a Mets hat .

Mets Rat Is No Pizza Rat

Christopher Robbins

May 11, 2022