The rat-hating mayor of New York City has once again been held accountable for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property.
Mayor Eric Adams’ last ticket was issued by the city health inspector on May 16 at a row home he owns in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The inspector noticed fresh rat droppings and a rat hole “at the front left side of the home’s stairs.”
Ticket, first reported by the Daily Newswas the fifth Adams rodent disordersince he became mayor in January 2022.
He can challenge the ticket on July 7 until Office of Administrative Processes and Hearings Officer.
Adams spokeswoman Liz Garcia said in a statement: “The mayor takes pride in maintaining the cleanliness of his property. He will review the subpoena and follow all standard procedures.”
Adams, a Democrat, often declares, “I hate rats!” and once tried to prove this by demonstrating a device that drowned them in a vat of caustic liquid.
He appointed the city the first “rat king” last year after publishing an advertisement seeking candidates who could take on the “wholesale slaughter” of pests.
Adams, who now lives at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence, challenged previous rat fines he received at the Brooklyn estate.
Three were fired, but the mayor paid $300 to settle the fourth. Adams told the judge he spent $7,000 on rat control on the property.