Mayor Eric Adams has been sentenced to a $300 fine for infesting a Brooklyn townhouse with rats.

Oh rats!

Mayor Eric Adams, who vowed to rid New York City of vermin, was fined $300 Tuesday after rodents were found in his Brooklyn townhouse.

According to copies of the subpoena and decision obtained by The Post, city inspectors determined that the conditions of Adams’s rental property on Lafayette Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant were conducive to “rat nesting,” in particular the recyclable warehouse in front of the house.

The ruling, issued by the New York City Office of Administrative Hearings and Hearings, cites photographs provided by Hizzoner himself showing recyclables stored in plastic bags rather than rodent-proof containers.

The 62-year-old mayor of the Big Apple also “failed to conclusively rebut the accusation or present an effective defense,” Samantha Chetrit of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings wrote.


Adams had previously vowed to rid the city of vermin.
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The fine came after the Adams administration posted a job listing in December for a rodent migration director, or so-called rat king, to clean up the city of critters, a position that pays between $120,000 and $170,000.

Homeowners who dump trash on the curb before 8 p.m. will also soon be fined under a new law signed into law by Adams in November. The current threshold for taking out the garbage is 16:00.

“I made it clear that I hate rats — and we are going to kill some rats,” Hizzoner said at the time at the Manhattan bill signing. “We will solve the rodent problem.”

In addition, Adams installed trash bags in Times Square and Brooklyn Heights to keep rodents out of trash that would otherwise be collected on the street.


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Rats have eaten garbage near Adams’ property, and officials have pointed to a problem at the waste storage site.
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Meanwhile, a second December subpoena in which the self-proclaimed rodent-hater cited rat holes and droppings in the townhouse he rents out while living in the Gracie mansion was dismissed after Adams revealed last week that he spent about $7,000 to remove rodents. , the opinion of the quote showed.

Adams claimed that the infection actually took place on his neighbor’s property and provided an 11-minute video in an attempt to illustrate his point.

The court ruled that the video evidence was insufficient, but applauded the mayor’s efforts to eradicate the rats, noting that he provided “credible evidence” of plans to control the vermin infestation.


Adams points to a statistical image of rats
Eric Adams announced the results of a pilot program to curb the rat population in the Brooklyn borough when he was borough president in 2019.
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Adams claimed that the infestation was in fact on his neighbor’s property.
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“Overall, the defendant has credibly developed a pest control plan prior to the issuance of the writ to prevent pest infestation through its specific ongoing efforts,” Chetrit wrote.

The Democrat now has the right to appeal the first decision and the $300 fine within 35 days, sources close to the case said.

The mayor’s office said Tuesday that the mayor is reviewing his options.

“The mayor is grateful that one of the two subpoenas was rejected and he is reconsidering the second decision,” spokesman Fabian Levy told The Post.

“However, one solution is clear: the mayor still hates rats.”

The latest legal developments were first reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday.

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