Page 13 - IAV Digital Magazine #559

iAV - Antelope Valley Digital Magazine
Mayor Adams On The Hunt For Rat Czar With ‘Killer Instinct’ For Ridding NYC of Rodents
Mayor Adams is taking his death wish for rats to the next level.
Adams, who has made reducing the city’s rat pop- ulation a top pri- ority, is now hiring a director of rodent mitigation to oversee the killing of as many
of the rodents in as little time as possible.
The rat czar job posting takes an approach similar to the one Adams himself has devel- oped over the years — margin- ally serious, but with tongue also firmly planted in
cheek.
“Do you have what it takes to do the impossi- ble? A virulent vehemence for vermin? A back- ground in urban planning, project management, or government? And most importantly, the drive, determi-
nation and killer instinct needed to fight the real enemy — New York City’s relent- less rat popula- tion?” the job posting states. “If so, your dream job awaits: New York’s Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation.”
The lucky hire will report to Meera Joshi, deputy mayor of opera- tions. The posting lists an annual salary range of between $120,000 and $170,000.
Since taking office, Adams
has honed in on cracking down on rats. He’s pushed to reduce the time garbage bags sit on the curb and launched a Queens compost- ed program that requires food scraps be put in secured bins. Before coming to City Hall, in his time as Brooklyn borough president he presided
over the rubout of 90 rats at a press conference. His extermination
method: a rat vat that drew the rodents in with the smell of food and then trapped them.
“There’s nothing I hate more than rats. Getting our city clean and rid- ding our streets of these filthy crea- tures are key to our recovery,” he said Wednesday in a written state- ment to the Daily News. “We’re looking for some- one ready to bur- row into the depths of city government, to work with agen- cies across the board, and travel throughout the five boroughs to educate, evalu- ate, and eradicate in equal meas- ure.”
iAV - Antelope Valley Digital Magazine