Introducing NYC's First Rat Czar: Kathleen Corradi.

Kathleen Corradi has been appointed as the first-ever citywide director of rodent mitigation, also known as the "rat czar," in New York City. Corradi, a former elementary school teacher, developed the Zero Waste Schools program and led the agency's rodent reduction efforts. The appointment is part of the city's multimillion-dollar campaign to fight the rat population across city agencies. However, some experts are skeptical of the planned approach, saying the city hasn't made a sufficient effort to understand the behavior of wild rats in order to mitigate them. Corradi promises to bring a science- and systems-based approach to fight rats and make New York City cleaner.