Getty New York City is battling a rat problem — and Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday the city is working to address the rise in leptospirosis, a bacterial illness caused by rat urine.

Photo: Colin Schappi One sunny afternoon in March, the city’s rat czar, Kathleen Corradi ... That’s the mandate from her boss, Mayor Eric Adams, whose hatred of rats has long been ...

"Not only are rodents unsightly and can traumatize your day, but they're a real health-related crises," Mayor Eric Adams said. Last year was a record year for rat disease. From 2001 to 2020 ...

Rat urine is to blame for an uptick in flu-like illnesses across New York City, according to mayor Eric Adams. Leptospirosis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection that can be contracted ...

With Mayor Eric Adams and his top aides facing several investigations, he is amassing a team of high-powered lawyers paid by his donors and city taxpayers. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons Mayor Eric Adam ...

Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department top brass condemned "outside agitators" for fanning the flames of anti-Israel protests at Columbia and New York University as police made more ...

Eric Adams is blaming the Biden administration for not providing work for migrants after a massive protest broke out outside of City Hall on Tuesday. More than 1,000 migrants gathered ahead of a ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced a revised $111.6 billion budget plan on Wednesday that avoids new spending cuts and increases estimates of the city’s tax haul, reflecting his administration’s ...

Adams’ close advisor Philips Banks asked Arva Rice to resign from her position at the head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) sometime last week, sources with knowledge of the matter ...

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration ... a $9 billion pollution fine — and, currently, representing New Jersey in its lawsuit against congestion pricing. But Adams mounted a defense of Mastro ...

Mayor Eric Adams of New York defended the arrests of nearly 300 protesters and said he would not allow the protests to disrupt the city. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Jeffery C. Mays and Dana ...