大象传媒

New York City has appointed its first ever director of rodent mitigation.. or rat czar to use a more informal title - it's Kathleen Corradi, who currently works for the city's Education Department.

Her mission now: to reduce New York's rat population - the number of sightings doubled last year.

"You鈥檒l be seeing a lot of me - and a lot less rats,鈥� Corradi, whose official title is 鈥渃itywide director of rodent mitigation,鈥� said at a news conference. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a new sheriff in town.鈥�

Newshour's James Menendez has been speaking to the 大象传媒's Pratiksha Ghildial is in New York.

Photo shows: A rat runs across a sidewalk in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 2, 2019. Credit: Reuters