Mayor Eric Adams announces the appointment of Kathleen Corradi (at mic) as the city’s first-ever citywide director of rodent mitigation, also known as the ‘rat czar' during a press conference in St. Nicolas Park in Harlem on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Adams Taps Education Exec as City’s First Ever “Rat Czar” The city’s first ever “rat czar” has finally been revealed. At a ceremony at St. Nicholas Park in Harlem, Mayor Eric Adams... News 12 Apr 2023 | 05:31
West and East Harlem are both included in the city’s rat mitigation areas. Photo: Department of Health. Harlem Designated for Rat Mitigation Program The City Department of Health has announced designated “rat mitigation zones” to receive extra attention as part of the city’s... News 05 Apr 2023 | 03:33
From left to right: City Council Members Shaun Abreu, Erik Bottcher, Sandy Nurse, Chi Ossé and Carlina Rivera posed outside City Hall with two rats that were protesting new legislation passed on Thursday. Photo: Abigail Gruskin City Council’s ‘Rat Pack’ Says Rodents Are Ready to ‘Surrender’ In a city of millions, there’s an alarming number of unwelcome guests — ones that scurry, lurk and leap. Everyone’s seen... News 27 Oct 2022 | 05:54
