The Latest Breaking News from Kathleen Corradi

NYC ‘rat czar’ scurries away after quiet-as-a-mouse tenure that was largely overtaken by trash

Kathleen Corradi, the citywide director of rodent mitigation, has reportedly departed from her position

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Rodents prevail in rat race: New York City’s rat czar resigns from post

Mayor Eric Adams said effort to end rodent problem would ‘continue at full steam’ despite Kathleen Corradi’s exit

The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2025

Know thine enemy: my ‘rat walk’ with New York’s rat czar made me rethink vermin

An estimated 3 million rats live in New York City – so members of the ‘Rat Pack’ are working to ease human-rodent relations

The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2025

New York mayor Eric Adams announces first ‘urban rat summit’

New York City produces 14 billion tons of trash annually — a feast for the much-maligned rodents

The Independent UK · May 17, 2024

Rats rule the NYC subway system. These stations are their strongholds

The current rattiest stations on the NYC subway system may – or may not – surprise you

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

Woman goes viral for hilarious TV segment on NYC’s rodent problem: ‘Rats the size of size 8 Crocs’

New York City has launched war on rats by hiring city’s first-ever ‘rat czar’

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Hey, New York, Chicago already has had a rat czar for years. Her name is Josie Cruz.

Since she started with Streets and San in 1998, Cruz has risen to head the Bureau of Rodent Control, overseeing crews that respond to tens of thousands of rat-related calls a year.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2023

The ultimate woman for our time? Step forward, New York’s rat tsar

As a bleeding-heart animal lover, I don’t want to see any creature harmed. But warring, resourceful rats clearly need to be tackled, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

Rat ambassadors try to counter bad press amid NYC's rat war

As an ambassador for rats, it’s never easy to win over the public

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

NYC is waging a war against rats. Meet the woman leading the charge

The rats don't run this city! Allegedly.

WEKU · Apr 14, 2023