Mayor Eric Adams fighting $300 fine for failing to rid his Brooklyn property of rats

Mayor Adams speaks out about rat summons

NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams spoke out Wednesday out about a rat summons that he got.

He's fighting a $300 fine for failing to get rid of rats on his Brooklyn property.

"I did a good job of mitigating the rats. I speak with my neighbors about it. We make sure that we do everything possible to deal with these rodents," Adams said. "Sometimes I hear the counts of the number of rats compared to New Yorkers and it's frightening, but we are going to bring on a rat czar. We're going to clean our city with Jessica Tisch, the sanitation commissioner, and we're going to push these back. I think she says it best: 'Rats don't run New York.'"

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Appearing on NY1, the mayor also said he spent nearly $7,000 on rat mitigation on his property.

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