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Rats

NYCHA’s Rodent Eviction Campaign Shows Tough Road Ahead for Rat Czar

April 24, 2023, 5:03 a.m.April 21, 2023, 7:51 p.m.

A court-monitored pledge to halve the number of rodents running rampant in public housing has gone nowhere, even as Adams and his new rat fighter expand ambitions citywide.

Department of Sanitation

Are New York City Streets Getting Filthier? The Numbers Aren’t So Clear

Feb. 3, 2023, 5:03 a.m.Feb. 3, 2023, 1:53 p.m.

The mayor’s most recent management report showed the number of streets rated ‘filthy’ is up — but the sanitation department argues it’s due to the methodology used.

Brooklyn

Rats Overrun Plaza at Brooklyn Subway Stop That Mayor Promised to Help

June 21, 2021, 9:13 p.m.June 23, 2021, 7:19 a.m.

Visitors and business owners at Newkirk Plaza, a shopping strip above a Q/B station in Flatbush, dodge hordes of rodents. Council candidates are among those calling on City Hall to stop the siege.

Rats

Return of the Rats: Budget Cuts Means a Free Lunch for Rodents

Aug. 9, 2020, 5:45 p.m.Aug. 9, 2020, 6:16 p.m.

Reductions to the Sanitation Department’s role in rat mitigation could mean a blow to New York City’s humans — and a big win for its vermin.

Housing

NYCHA Conducting Its Own 2020 Census — of Rats, Mice and Roaches

Feb. 18, 2020, 4:10 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

The New York City Housing Authority has quietly started a campaign to tally the number of vermin in 320 developments across the five boroughs.

Gnawing Problem: NYCHA Far From Meeting Rat Fix Deadline

Aug. 1, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The Housing Authority had promised the feds that it would quantify its vermin problem by the end of July and clean up 70,000 apartments in a month.

NYCHA Lead ‘Emergency’ as Clean-up Falters and Child Poisonings Rise

July 22, 2019, 6:35 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

A damning federal monitor report describes failures to protect public housing residents from everything from lead to mold to rats “the size of cats.”