Meet Kathleen Corradi, NYC’s Rat Czar: Tackling the City’s Unprecedented Rat Infestation

The image had gone around the world. A New York City rat dragging a whole slice of pizza down the subway stairs. Rodents have always been a part of life in the Big Apple, but in recent years their presence has taken on unprecedented proportions. So much so that Mayor Eric Adams has created a special position: the Rat Czar. For the past few weeks, Kathleen Corradi has been specially responsible for reducing the rat population in New York, where entire neighborhoods are now infested.