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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has scored a split decision when a hearing officer dismissed one summons while upholding another issued by a city inspector citing him for not doing enough to keep rodents at bay from his Brooklyn townhouse.<\/p>

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In a city where some residents consider rats Public Enemy No. 1, the mayor\u2019s own troubles with rodents has been the source of amusement among those keeping score of the city\u2019s mostly losing battle against the vermin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hearing officer, noting the thousands of dollars Adams has invested in addressing his rat problems, credited the mayor for taking \u201ccredible\u201d steps to control the rat population at his rental property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the hearing officer admonished the mayor for not sufficiently heeding his health department\u2019s advice for the proper disposal of trash and recyclables, saying that \u201cthe presence of several bags on the ground could provide shelter or protection for rodents, which amounts to a harborage condition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Adams via telephone contested the two summonses he got on Dec. 7,<\/a> just a day after another hearing officer dismissed an earlier $300 ticket<\/a> for failing to control the rat population at the same property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating via telephone, Adams contested the findings of an inspector who found rat burrows along a fence line and \u201cfresh rat droppings\u201d in front of the mayor\u2019s garbage bins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams denied he has a rat problem, telling the hearing officer last week that his own inspections produced no signs of rodents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hearing officer was swayed by the the mayor\u2019s arguments that he\u2019s made good efforts to address rodents at his property, which he rents out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams said he pays an exterminator monthly and spent $7,000 a year ago to keep the property rodent-free and produced receipts showing that he continued to rely on outside expertise to assure the his property would remain free of rats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before he became mayor, Adams, as the Brooklyn borough president, was known for his dislike of rats. He famously turned stomachs when he demonstrated a trap for reporters that relied on a bucket filled with a vinegary, toxic soup to drown rats lured by the scent of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trap wasn\u2019t very effective, nor was every other attempt by previous mayors to vanquish the city\u2019s rat population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams has often professed his dislike for rats. Last fall, he began looking for a rat czar to help him control the city\u2019s rat population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: I hate rats, and we have too many of them and we have to get rid of them,\u201d he said in June while announcing a proposed city spending plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has scored a split decision when a hearing officer dismissed one summons while upholding another issued by a city inspector citing him for not doing enough to keep rodents at bay from his Brooklyn townhouse. 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