NYC Mayor Adams leads anti-rat crusade, ticketed for own rat issue at townhouse

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has prided himself on proposed crackdowns on his city's rat infestation, doubling down on this when contesting citations for rats on his own property.

Participating via telephone, Adams contested the findings of an inspector who found rat burrows along a fence line and "fresh rat droppings" in front of the mayor's garbage bins.

The city issued the summonses Dec. 7, just a day after another hearing officer dismissed an earlier $300 ticket for failing to control the rat population at the same property. Each of the new tickets could also carry a fine of $300 or more.