Critters of New York

All the news that's fit to (paw) print.

One New Yorker's Real-Life Horror Story: Rat Mites

One New Yorker's Real-Life Horror Story: Rat Mites

A Brooklyn-based architect says he has become a host for microscopic mites that usually feast off of feral rats.

Jessy Edwards

August 28, 2025

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A triptych of Mayor Adams, former Governor Cuomo, and Flaco the owl.

Political Neophyte Trounces Adams and Cuomo in New Poll Ahead of 2025 Election

Katie Way

January 05, 2024

The River Hag of Newtown Creek

The River Hag of Newtown Creek

Michael Louie

December 14, 2023

Flaco Goes Downtown

Flaco Goes Downtown

Hell Gate

November 07, 2023

A piping plover picks a worm up for a meal on Nickerson Beach on Long Island.

New Yorkers Want Their Beach Access. NYC’s Only Endangered Species Just Wants to Survive

Aaron Short

September 27, 2023

Birds caught in two twin beams of light on a dark evening.

Up All Night at the 9/11 Tribute in Light, Looking Out for Birds

Alex Tey

September 12, 2023

A raccoon sitting on a fire escape stares through window bars.

My Horny Raccoon Roommate and Me

Lauren Leffer

September 05, 2023

A spotted lanternfly on top of what appears to be metal mesh.

Get Ready for a Hot Spotted Lanternfly Summer

Esther Wang

June 30, 2023

An illustration of feral cats and headlines about rescue cat organizations.

Cat Fight

Katie Way

June 22, 2023

A southern flying squirrel, with its patagia visible, on a window ledge in NYC.

Flying Squirrels? NYC’s Got ‘Em

Russell Jacobs

May 29, 2023

Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk, on a tree in NYC.

RIP (Maybe Again?) to Pale Male, the NYC Hawk Who Lived a Life of Fame and Tragedy

Esther Wang

May 17, 2023

John Painz with a colony of pigeons on the west side of the Lincoln Tunnel area while on pigeon patrol in Manhattan, New York

John Painz Has to Help the Pigeons

Hannah Teich

March 07, 2023