New York City Wants to Hire a ‘Rat Czar'—and Could Pay Them $170,000 Per Year

“If you have the drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight New York City’s relentless rat population — then your dream job awaits,” tweeted Mayor Eric Adams.

The city is topped by Chicago in Orkin's rankings, which has held the"rattiest city" title for eight consecutive years now — but New York rodents have a special place in the cultural zeitgeist.

They frequently go viral on social media after dragging various items — most popularly, pizza — down streets and sidewalks. One performance actor, Jonothon Lyons, patrols the city's subway stations and park trash cans wearing a"Despite their successful public engagement strategy and cheeky social media presence, rats are not our friends," the listing reads."They are enemies that must be vanquished by the combined forces of our city government.

Mayor Eric Adams appears particularly motivated to find an effective rat czar. On Thursday, he tweeted an article about the position, writing:"If you have the drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight New York City's relentless rat population — then your dream job awaits."If you have the drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight New York City’s relentless rat population — then your dream job awaits.

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