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NYC's First Rat Czar Resigns Amid Mixed Success

9/27/2025

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Kathleen Corradi, NYC's first rat czar, resigned effective October 10, 2025, after mixed rodent-control results.
Rat sightings fell 4.13% from 2022 to 2024, but Bronx CB-4 and other areas rose this year.
Mayor Eric Adams credited Corradi's work but trails other candidates in the re-election race, and officials say the rat czar role may continue in some form.

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Kathleen Corradi, NYC's first rat czar, resigned effective October 10, 2025, after mixed rodent-control results.
Rat sightings fell 4.13% from 2022 to 2024, but Bronx CB-4 and other areas rose this year.
Mayor Eric Adams credited Corradi's work but trails other candidates in the re-election race, and officials say the rat czar role may continue in some form.