'The rats don't run the city. We do.' New York City officials announced a new plan to take on the town's problematic rat population, adjusting the hours during which residents and businesses can leave their trash out on the curb.
The policy is intended to keep the streets clean and clear for residents who use sidewalks across the city. It is also a war on New York City's rats.
"Every day, [New Yorkers] see rats in their streets, playgrounds, subways and even homes," Abreu said at the press conference."This is not Ratatouille. Rats are not our friends.""Everybody that knows me, they know one thing — I hate rats," Adams said."When we started killing them in Borough Hall, some of the same folks criticizing us now called me a murderer because I was killing rats. Well you know what? We're going to kill rats.
The city's officials continuously emphasized how monumental the new measure is, comparing it to the more advanced trash collection procedures of other countries. Councilmember Shaun Abreu said this isn't the first time a cleanup plan like this has been discussed, but that it's the first time it has actually been agreed on by all stakeholders involved.
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