Watch out rodents! New York appoints rat czar
New York City has appointed its first ever director of rodent mitigation.. or rat czar to use a more informal title - it's Kathleen Corradi, who currently works for the city's Education Department.
Her mission now: to reduce New York's rat population - the number of sightings doubled last year.
"Youβll be seeing a lot of me - and a lot less rats,β Corradi, whose official title is βcitywide director of rodent mitigation,β said at a news conference. βThereβs a new sheriff in town.β
Newshour's James Menendez has been speaking to the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Pratiksha Ghildial is in New York.
Photo shows: A rat runs across a sidewalk in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 2, 2019. Credit: Reuters
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