After a job posting for NYC's first-ever formally designated rat czar went viral online, an urban sustainability expert who currently works at the city's education department has been appointed director of rodent mitigation, the mayor announced Wednesday.
Although previous mayoral administrations in New York City have undertaken efforts to address its notorious and potentially worsening rat problem, this is the first time the mayor's office has hired an employee to focus solely on rodent reduction and lead initiatives with that goal in mind across all five boroughs.
Managing the rat population has been a priority for Adams during his time as mayor, as he inherited a city that has apparently seen a 71% increase in rat sightings since 2020, according to a city council member. "Fighting crime, fighting inequality, fighting rats is something that we are focused on as we continue to make this city a livable city," Adams said at a press conference last October, just weeks before theseeking a"highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirsty" candidate with"the drive, determination and killer instinct needed to fight New York City's relentless rat population" initially emerged.
Some plans are already underway to hopefully reduce the number of rodents living on and around New York City streets. Following a widely publicized campaign to"Send rats packing!," which involved millions of flyers sent to residential addresses bearing the slogan and a now-familiar caricature of a rodent carrying a suitcase, the city's Department of Sanitation implemented a new policy beginning April 1 that prevents building superintendents from leaving bags of garbage on sidewalks before 8 p.m.
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