On an Anti-Rat Day Of Action in Queens, standing at the 71st Avenue Plaza, in Ridgewood, Thursday, Oct. 26, the first-ever Rat Czar of the city, Kathleen Corradi, visited the neighborhood brought along multiple city agencies to help educate the community on how to best combat rats in their neighborhoods.
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New York City’s first ever “Rat Czar” visited Ridgewood last week to educate residents and business owners as to how best to combat the troublesome pests.
Kathleen Corradi, who was appointed Rat Czar in April, was joined by representatives of multiple city agencies on Thursday, Oct. 26, who set up an information center at the 71st Avenue Plaza on Myrtle Avenue.
The visit was dubbed the “Anti-Rat Day of Action,” and the center was staffed by representatives of the New York City Department of Sanitation, Parks & Recreation, Health and Mental Hygiene, Small Business Services as well as The Horticultural Society of New York. They turned out to keep residents up to date as to the latest rules pertaining to trash pick-up aimed to prevent an influx of vermin.
Corradi said the goal of the anti-rat days of action involves bringing city agencies together to help speak with local residents regarding their services and solutions to the ongoing rat problem.
“Everyone here today is aligned for the same mission, and there’s so much power in that. And that’s what keeps me excited,” Corradi said. “We can take really dedicated steps to knocking down [rat] populations across the city. Ridgewood included.”
The officials were also joined by Ted Renz, the executive director of the Myrtle Avenue Business District, who echoed the Rat Czar’s sentiments.
“We are here to get rid of rats,” Renz said, who is an advocate for Ridgewood business owners.
Renz said that there is an ongoing rodent problem in the neighborhood, although the BID has been able keep rats at bay at the 71st Avenue Plaza and other commercial areas in Ridgewood…
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