Coverage dated April 11, 2023 to April 12, 2023

New York City appoints first-ever 'rat czar'

Headline from UPI

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed former school teacher Kathleen Corradi as the city's first-ever "rat czar" to tackle a growing rat population, which has become a "major quality-of-life and health issue."

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bangor Daily News

    Former elementary school teacher heralded as New York's new 'rat czar' (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Kathleen Corradi, former teacher and "anti-rat activist" to tackle the ever-spreading rodent problem.

  2. NBC New York

    NYC Taps Ex-Elementary School Teacher for Rat Czar (opens NBC New York)

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    Rodents beware! There’s a new rat czar in town. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that Kathleen Corradi was appointed as the Big Apple’s first-ever citywide director of rodent mitigation (or as New Yorker’s refer to the position: “rat czar”).

  3. Fortune

    Meet New York City's new 'rat czar': A former elementary school teacher who became an anti-vermin advocate and has 'a long history with rats' (opens Fortune)

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    Eric Adams wanted someone dedicated to the "wholesale slaughter" of rats. Kathleen Corradi wasn't sure about his job ad, which wanted someone "bloodthirsty."

  4. CNN

    New York City appoints its first-ever 'rat czar' (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The search for New York City's first-ever "rat czar" has come to an end.

  5. Gothamist

    ‘A job that’s made for her’: Mayor Adams appoints NYC’s new rat czar (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of NYC's new director of rodent mitigation: Kathleen Corradi.

  6. CBS News

    NYC mayor introduces city's first rat czar Kathleen Corradi: "She HATES rats" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "Our new Rat Czar Kathleen Corradi has so many strengths, but most importantly: she HATES rats," New York City Mayor Eric Adams tweeted on Wednesday.

  7. Seattle Times

    New York City hires ‘rat czar’ to take on perennial pests (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The mayor named a former schoolteacher and longtime anti-rat activist as the city's "rat czar,” tasked with leading the battle against millions of vermin.

  8. Fox News

    NYC Mayor Adams names former grade school teacher as 'rat czar' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday named former elementary school teacher Kathleen Corradi as the Big Apple's first-ever director of rodent mitigation.

  9. BizPac Review

    Eric Adams appoints Department of Education staff member as New York City’s first ever ‘rat czar’ (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed an employee of the Department of Education (DOE) to become the city’s first ever “rat czar,” according to a Wednesday […]

  10. UPI

    New York City appoints first-ever 'rat czar' (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed former school teacher Kathleen Corradi as the city's first-ever "rat czar" to tackle a growing rat population, which has become a "major quality-of-life and health issue."

  11. WKRN Nashville

    New York City hires first-ever ‘rat czar,’ a former teacher who beat out nearly 1,000 applicants (opens WKRN Nashville)

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    WKRN Nashville's feed description

    She beat out hundreds of applicants to become the city’s first director of rodent mitigation.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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