Jana in flight, from ‘The New York Pigeon’ by Andrew Garn, published by powerHouse Books “Rats with wings.” The malicious descriptor has clung to pigeons ever since 1966, when New York City Parks ...

While pigeons don't pose an especial health risk to the general population, people who have a lot of contact with them and their excrement - professionally or otherwise - should nonetheless take ...

A pigeon poacher who grabs his prey by hand in a Soho park and sells them to Manhattan merchants claims he’s just a misunderstood bird lover. “I’ve been poaching pigeons on and off for about 40 years ...