April 14, 2023 - 7:00am | By Kyle Cornell
(New York, NY) -- New York City is hiring a full time person to try and tackle the city's rat problem.
Kathleen Corradi, who specializes in urban sustainability and works at the Department of Education is the new so called rat czar, making 155-thousand dollars annually.
Corradi will oversee the multiple strategies being used by the city to try and reduce the rat population. Corradi says she will bring science to a systems-based approach with a strong focus on cutting off food, water and shelter for rats.
She says wants to make sure New Yorkers help by putting food related waste into the appropriate bins.