Overview

• Mayor Eric Adams confirmed Corradi’s departure and praised her work, saying she will continue serving the city in a different capacity without offering specifics.
• The mayor’s office declined to say when her final day is or whether the city will refill the rat czar post.
• City data cited by the administration shows eight consecutive months of fewer rat sightings and a year-to-date decline of more than 15%, including a 16.4% drop through August.
• Appointed in April 2023 as the first citywide director of rodent mitigation, Corradi coordinated trash containerization efforts and led public programs such as the Rat Pack and a national rat summit.
• Her exit follows other recent departures from the Adams administration and arrives during a difficult re-election landscape highlighted in the coverage.