Millions of New York rats have been put on notice: the most populous city in the US is hiring a director of rodent mitigation, a new position that calls for a 'swashbuckling attitude' and a 'general aura of badassery.' The new job, posted earlier this week, is part of the city's attempt to curb an explosion in its rodent population...
A rat runs across a sidewalk in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, on Dec 2, 2019.Millions of New York rats have been put on notice: the most populous city in the US is hiring a director of rodent mitigation, a new position that calls for a "swashbuckling attitude" and a "general aura of badassery."
"There's NOTHING I hate more than rats," Mayor Eric Adams said in a tweet on Thursday in announcing the job posting. "If you have the drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight New York City's relentless rat population – then your dream job awaits." In October, New York officials announced stiffer restrictions regarding the placement of garbage bags on curbs to be picked up by sanitation workers. The trash has encouraged the explosive growth of the city's rat population.Lights out, rats in: Mookata eatery in Boon Lay says rodent sighting is coffee shop's issue
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