Overview

• Mayor Eric Adams confirmed that Kathleen Corradi, appointed in April 2023 as the city’s first citywide director of rodent mitigation, has left the post.
• City data highlighted by the mayor shows eight consecutive months of declining rat sightings and a year-to-date reduction of more than 15%, which officials tie to sanitation-led containerization.
• Officials said Corradi will keep serving the city in another role, while reporting conflicts on timing of her exit, with some outlets saying last week and another noting an October 10 effective date.
• Coverage points to unconfirmed reports that she could move to a senior role at NYCHA, which the mayor’s office has not verified.
• During her tenure she coordinated cross-agency efforts and public outreach, launching the Rat Pack volunteer program and convening a national rat summit, even as some critics questioned the role’s concrete deliverables.