“The Pied Piper of New York” Wants to End the Plague of Rats in the City

a 21st century pied piper

German city in 1284 hamlin It was infested with rats. This gave rise to an 1816 children’s story. In the story, a medieval hero rids the city of rodents with the sound of his flute. He followed them until they fell into a river and drowned.

Now New York City has a different plan. A list of available jobs is “offered for”Director of Citywide Rodent Mitigation”, The spokesman for the city council defined them in a special way: “a rat jar,

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The mayor of New York is looking for a rat killer jar for a salary of up to $170,000 a year (Photo: Eric Adams’ Twitter account)

The director, who will receive an annual salary of between $120,000 and $170,000, is expected to strategize, manage projects and lead teams against the city’s rodents.

The listed requirements for the position include “background in urban planning” And a “fiery ferocity for vermin,

but also looking for “The ideal candidate is highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirsty, determined to look at all solutions from different anglesimproving operational efficiency, including data collection, technological innovation, Waste Management and Bulk Slaughter”, adds the job posting. Maybe the mayor, who was a policeman, wants to enforce what he did Giuliani With crime then, but now with rodents: “zero stamina,

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The rats of New York produce a huge amount of garbage in the city every day. (Photo: Courtesy New York Post)

Garbage produced by the city, abundant food for rodents

New York Is “second city with more rats“in the country, according to the most recent annual ranking from the pest control company orkin, until October, New York’s Department of Sanitation reports over 21,600 rat complaints in 2022Sharp rise from pre-pandemic times.

chicago It is at the top of that ranking. It has held the title of “dirtiest city” for eight years in a row, but New York Rodents They gain land year after year.

Garbage and garbage in the city is a multidimensional problem. First, because beyond active recycling policies, there is virtually no place to put it. But they are also an inexhaustible source of food for rats. For example, the rats have become lovers PizzaLike any other New Yorker.

They are also seen roaming between subway rails at any given time taking advantage of anything that isn’t discarded in a trash can.

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Rats prowl the streets and subways of New York where they can find plenty of food (Photo: Courtesy The New York Post)

Mayor Eric Adams appears to be particularly motivated to Find an Effective Rat Jar, this is not the first attempt rat extermination of the city of 2022. In OctoberNew York’s Department of Sanitation announced that New Yorkers would be fined for littering on the sidewalk before 8 p.m.

network, joking

Mayor Adams’ proposal stunned New Yorkers. Many are tempted to answer for a salary which on average equates to around $12,500 per month. But others took it straight as a joke and memes. Like a young man who recorded a series of videos on Instagram walking around like he was a hybrid between a rat and a human”Gotham City” (as New Yorkers call their city).

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The announcement by the mayor of New York was taken as a joke by social networks (Photo: Johnotonylons Instagram account)

So now you know, if you are interested in the offer, then maybe the job is yours. You just have to have a good plan and be vaccinated against covidsomething that the city maintains through 2021.

applicant for the position ofrat jarThey must submit a resume, a cover letter and three references.