New York Mayor Eric Adams has waged a years-long campaign against the city’s rats, dubbing them “public enemy number one” and even appointing a “rat czar” to tackle the problem in 2023. But with the rat czar’s quiet departure from her post late last week, it might be time to declare a victor. The rats apparently won this round.
Kathleen Corradi was first appointed as rat czar, technically the Citywide Director of Rat Mitigation, by Mayor Adams in April 2023. Corradi promised to tackle the rat problem head-on, coordinating across various city government agencies, community organizations, and private businesses in the city.
“You’ll be seeing a lot of me and a lot less rats,” Corradi said during a press conference when she was appointed to the role. Corradi noted how Adams had spearheaded the effort, saying at the time, “He hates rats, I hate rats, every New Yorker hates rats.”…