NEW York has appointed its first rat czar this week, tasked with cracking down on one of the more unappealing aspects of life in the Big Apple.
The appointment of Kathleen Corradi comes four months after the city posted a tongue-in-cheek advert seeking "somewhat bloodthirsty" candidates for the role.
Rats are regularly seen in US' largest metropolis, often spotted scurrying between subway tracks and sniffing around garbage bags on sidewalks.
One of the critters shot to internet stardom in 2015 when it was filmed walking down the stairs of a subway station with a full slice of pizza in its mouth.
"New York may be famous for the Pizza Rat, but rats, and the conditions that help them thrive will no longer be tolerated - no more dirty curbs, spaces, or brazen burrowing," Corradi said in a statement.
The former teacher and expert in waste management will be paid US$155k a year, according to the New York Times.
The City officials have spent millions of dollars trying to cull the rats and there is even a Rat Academy to teach locals rodent prevention methods.
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