NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams said that from day one our administration goal was to improve the quality of life of all New Yorkers, and thanks to our citywide integrated pest management strategy and our trash revolution, we’re giving rats the boot.
Speaking at the launch of NYC rat pack, Mayor Adams said that we are really proud of the city’s efforts of going after public enemy number one, and those are those pesky rodents that or have seen far too often. Now we’re doing something new.
“We’re recruiting an entirely new generation of the Rat Pack. As was sung when I walked up, you don’t have to be Frank Sinatra in the crew. It’s just a different type of leader to fight the rats, and we want you to join up and become a member of our Rat Pack. You don’t need to sing,” he said.
“All you have to do to become a member, to be an official New York City Rat Pack member, and get the swag, the hat, this t-shirt to prove it, and the confidence to go after those pesky critters.
You will have to attend a two-hour New York City Department of Health Rat Academy session that will give you real instructions on how to deal with rodents.
Two, participate in New York City Service rat mitigation event, New York City Service is a real partner throughout the city. A lot of our corporate and community groups come together and go after those basic services in the city, and volunteerism is a real win. Three, go out on a rat walk, hosted by our city’s own rat czar, Kathy Corradi,” he said.
“Those three items will allow you to join and become a member of our Rat Pack, and you can be proud to lead your community to a rat-free environment. This is how we get it done, how to shut them down, and we want to keep it from happening again with rodents taking over the streets of our city.
From cutting our rats’ food supplies to closing down rat havens, Rat Pack members will be able to defend their communities from rodents, and achieve our goal of making New York City the least rat-friendly city in America, “ he said.
Mayor Adams said that out of our community, off our streets, and improving the quality of life of all five boroughs, really excited about this initiative. If you’re ready to enlist, go to [nyc.gov/service] and search “Rat Pack.” That’s [nyc.gov/service] and search “Rat Pack.”
“We need you to help reduce the rat population in our city, and the rat swag will be your badge of honor as you walk through your communities. They know you’re doing something great to keep our city clean and the streets clean, and this is a good volunteer group you have put together,” he added.
