They’re on a mission to put the city’s vermin problem to bed. The Adams administration is unleashing an $877,000 rat death squad to find the rodents, gas them to death with carbon monoxide and bury ...

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The latest front in New York City’s war on rats? Some 600,000 tree beds on the street. City officials on Sunday announced they are investing $877,000 to establish new teams focused on clearing out rat ...

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