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☆ NYC's rat czar says stop feeding the pigeons if you want the vermin gone
  + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
NYC's rat czar is waging war on the city's vermin. AdvertisementIf New York City wants to kick its rats to the curb, it may need to change a time-honored tradition: feeding the pigeons. In a profile by New York Magazine, the city's so-called "rat czar," Kathleen Corradi, detailed how the city has been fighting its rat problem. Leftover crumbs end up becoming impromptu meals for nearby rats, Corradi told New York Magazine. "We're a big part of the problem when it comes to sustaining rat populations in the city," Corradi told the magazine.
Persons: —, Kathleen Corradi, Corradi, Michael Parsons, Corradi's, Parsons Organizations: New York Magazine, Service Locations: York City
☆ A rat exterminator who's helped successfully eliminate nearly 100% of rats in a section of NYC says people clap, cheer, and offer him free beer when he comes around
  + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
New York City has millions of rats. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementThere are millions of rats in New York City. Matt Deodato, the owner of Urban Pest Management, told Insider he's killed thousands of rats with the method. A rat climbs into a box with food in it on the platform at the Herald Square subway station in New York City.
Persons: Matt Deodato, —, he's, Deodato, He's, chewers, New York City Bethany Brookshire, Val Curtis, Michael Parsons, Mongabay, Parsons, Gary Hershorn Organizations: Service, Urban Pest Management, London School of Hygiene, Tropical Medicine, Geographic, Herald, Smithsonian Locations: York City, New York City, New York
☆ New York has tried poison, traps, and birth control to fix its pest problem. Rat researchers say the city should focus on its people instead.
  + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
New York City has a pest problem so prolific, the mayor hired a dedicated rat czar earlier this year. Previous efforts to reduce the rat problem include brutal traps, poison, and birth control bait. The city has historically focused on population control methods, including brutal spring traps and hazardous poisons to keep the pests at bay. AdvertisementAdvertisementParsons previously told Insider the "real city rats" are "the men and women of bureaucracy and their two-and-a-half centuries of bad practice." To really have fewer rats, New York norms of takeout and eating outside would have to change."
Persons: Eric Adams, that's, Kathleen Corradi —, Department of Education —, Corradi, Jason Munshi, Michael Parsons, Parsons, Munshi Organizations: Service, New York City, Big Apple, Waste, Department of Education, New, New York Mayor's, Department of Sanitation, The New York Times, Fordham University, NYT Locations: York City, Wall, Silicon, New York
☆ New York's 'rat czar' will only succeed if she realizes that rats are not the 'enemy,' an expert says
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The former schoolteacher, who's become New York's "rat czar," may face an uphill battle to succeed. An urban-rat expert said Kathleen Corradi must realize rats are not the "enemy." "The 'real city rats' are the men and women of bureaucracy," Michael Parsons told Insider. The 'real rats' of New York CityCorradi's task comes after residents reported almost 3.2 million rat sightings last year to the city's 311 service-request line. Parsons said that the rat czar may face an uphill battle not because of the rodents, "but instead due to the 'real city rats' — the men and women of bureaucracy and their two-and-a-half centuries of bad practice."
☆ Yep, rats can move in under your hood. Here's how to protect your car and avoid a huge repair bill
  + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Rats are taking refuge in cars, chewing through wires and leaving owners with big repair bills. There are three things you can do to help prevent rats from living under the hood of your car. Do not park above or near storm drain basins or openings to sewers – Norway rats are called sewer rats for a reason. One woman told The Times that a rat chewed through a sensor wire in her car, which cost $700 to fix. "What they're doing is inadvertently attracting rats or other rodents onto the property," he said.
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