Yesterday someone Tweeted this photo of a giant monster rat, supposedly discovered at a Foot Locker in the Bronx. You might recognize this guy, as he bears a striking resemblance to the 3-foot-long beast that was stabbed with a pitchfork in Brooklyn last year. That one was believed to be a Gambian pouched rat, and may have been someone's escaped pet. However, it wasn't the first one spotted in that area, and locals believed they were multiplying faster than Gremlins taking a bath. more ›

New York City's rodent population is becoming a little bit too fearless. This morning we all witnessed a rat board the subway only to crawl onto a sleeping man's face, and now new video evidence shows that New York's Fearless are going after us in the airport as well. This was filmed at LaGuardia on Tuesday... and if that woman had spotted this little guy he would have most definitely suffered death by hot pink Ugg. more ›

This Wednesday and next, the Health Department is offering free classes on rat prevention in East Harlem and the Bronx (details). Or, as the Post puts it, it's a "three-hour cram course on keeping the long-tailed terrors from feasting on the fetid buffets inside trash bags." (Think about that as garbage lingers on the streets). Health Department Assistant Commissioner for Pest Control Mario Merlino says, "Rats could chew through everything except plate steel." Oh, and "A quarter-inch hole is all it takes for a full-grown adult rat to penetrate your home or garbage room, Merlino said." more ›

The season's hottest Christmas toy is a robotic hamster that could cause cancer in children, according to a consumer website. The rodent in question, named "Mr. Squiggles," belongs to the Zhu Zhu Pets brand and allegedly contains a high level of the chemical antimony, which the GoodGuide reports "may be linked to cancer, lung, and heart problems." more ›

One more incident like this and Delta is going to get a reputation. Just weeks after a mouse was found on board one of their planes, causing an evacuation and serious delay... it's happened again! more ›

Yesterday we broke the gag-inducing news that Junior's in Downtown Brooklyn was now adorning their famous cheesecakes with some real life mice, after photos of the vermin brushing up against their desserts appeared on the Brooklynian message board over the weekend. more ›

A tipster wrote us just in time for lunch saying to "Check out the specials now in Downtown Brooklyn." Don't mind if we do! However, this was quickly followed by these photos and mention of Junior's new "mouse flavor." While the source specifies the Dekalb location, the poster of the original photo doesn't say which Junior's this little guy was spotted at. However, this recent thread on the Brooklynian message board points to Brooklyn. We called the cheesecake purveyor and were told "this is the first time we're hearing about a rodent problem." more ›

The F.D.A. has filed a complaint seeking an injunction against Williamsburg-based Peregrina Cheese in an attempt to stop the company from manufacturing and distributing food until further action is taken by the court. During visits this year, investigators reported filthy conditions at the factory, including standing water in food processing equipment and a dead rodent. More troubling was the the detection of Listeria bacteria in a sample of the cheese products and throughout the factory. According to the Listeria Blog, Listeria monocytogenes is a potentially fatal foodborne pathogen that can cause meningitis, septicemia, and other serious illnesses. The F.D.A. says the company's owners, Javier Peregrina and his wife Isabel, have failed to correct numerous violations cited as far back as 2004. (In March the F.D.A. ordered a recall on Peregrina's Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese after contaminants were found.) No illnesses have been documented from consumers who ate Peregrina cheese, which produces several Mexican-style cheeses. But according to the F.D.A., the bacteria collected by inspectors in 2004 is the same strain of Listeria found this year, which suggests "that the strain has formed a niche at Peregrina Cheese's facility...for at least five years." more ›