New York City's battle against rats intensifies as Mayor Eric Adams announces a new strategy using carbon monoxide pumps to eliminate rodents from 600,000 street tree beds. This initiative, backed by an $877,000 investment, seeks to improve urban pest management and reclaim public spaces from rat infestations. Twelve full-time staff will assist in inspections and community cleaning efforts under expert guidance. The aim is to enhance quality of life for New Yorkers by targeting areas where rats thrive, particularly where urban congestion meets available food sources.
Today, we are embarking on a new era of urban pest management... our administration is announcing a $877,000 investment to get rats out of 600,000 street tree beds across the five boroughs.
Rats have historically exploited street tree beds as they sit at the cross-section of the private and public realm... adjacent to food sources and travel pathways.
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