He\u2019s setting a rat trap.<\/p>\n
Rodent-obsessed Mayor Eric Adams created\u00a0a brand new agency to try to keep his war on rats going after he leaves office \u2014 in another parting gift to his far-left successor, Zohran Mamdani.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adams set up the Mayor\u2019s Office of Rodent Mitigation through an executive order on Tuesday, solidifying the agency that will work\u00a0across city government agencies, community organizations and the private sector to combat the city\u2019s rodent problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first-ever Mayor\u2019s Office of Rodent Mitigation will aim to curb the rodent population in the Big Apple. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n
Mayor Eric Adams signed the executive order Wednesday. Gabriella Bass<\/p>\n
The agency will be led\u00a0by a mayor-appointed rat czar who Adams is hoping to\u00a0continue his crackdown on the critters \u2013 which some New Yorkers fear is being won by the rodents\u00a0since the departure of the city\u2019s first rat czar Kathleen Corradi\u00a0<\/a>earlier this year.<\/p>\n \u201cWith this new executive order establishing the Office of Rodent Mitigation, we are ensuring our \u2018War on Rats,\u2019 and the smart policies we put in place to coordinate across city agencies, has a permanent home,\u201d the mayor said in a statement.<\/p>\n Adams signed the executive order on Tuesday before he\u00a0jetset to Mexico, soaking in his last few days as mayor.<\/p>\n Mamdani will have to decide once he takes over if he will ratify a legacy Adams initiative\u00a0and name his own czar to head the office \u2014 or rescind the executive order.\u00a0<\/p>\n The announcement follows the launch of a rat death squad last summer hired to gas vermin out of 600,000 street tree beds citywide. Michael Nagle<\/p>\n The office will also work closely with residents, academic groups and pest management experts to decrease the rat population across Gotham, as well as lead public outreach and education efforts, a City Hall spokesperson said.<\/p>\n The agency is currently only budgeted for one person to run the office, putting any expanded headcount on the Mamdani administration to handle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Rat sightings have decreased for 12 months in a row, according to Adams administration figures. The mayor\u2019s office attributes the trend to various public education initiatives as well as DSNY efforts to containerize 70% of the city\u2019s trash, thus cutting off a critical rodent food supply.<\/p>\n The mayor\u2019s office attributes the falling rat sighting trend to DSNY efforts to containerize 70% of the city\u2019s trash. Gabriella Bass<\/p>\n