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 spear

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