ABC-New York: Mayor Eric Adams Has Been Ticketed for a Second Time for Not Ending a Rat Infestation at His Home in Brooklyn

reporter He s got ░░░░░░░░ big rep for hating ░░░░░░░░ not unusual in New ░░░░░░░░ City of course but ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Adams it s ░░░░░░░░ something of a bigger ░░░░░░░░ reporter 2 Oh yeah ░░░░░░░░ the second time since ░░░░░░░░ the mayor has now ░░░░░░░░ ticketed for not ending ░░░░░░░░ rat infestation at his ░░░░░░░░ in Brooklyn and the ░░░░░░░░ fine for Mr Adams ░░░░░░░░ 1 200 reporter Some ░░░░░░░░ the irony in all ░░░░░░░░ is he says he ░░░░░░░░ already spent 7 000 ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ rodents Here s Kemberly ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts RICHARDSON voice ░░░░░░░░ Here at Mayor Adams ░░░░░░░░ brownstone rats It happened ░░░░░░░░ Adams I m looking ░░░░░░░░ to be the chocolate ░░░░░░░░ Mason when I go ░░░░░░░░ court RICHARDSON voice over ░░░░░░░░ Mayor is yet again ░░░░░░░░ with something he despises ░░░░░░░░ rodents here at his ░░░░░░░░ in Bed Stuy In ░░░░░░░░ summons dated December 7th ░░░░░░░░ inspector noted he found ░░░░░░░░ rat borough fresh droppings ░░░░░░░░ an active rat runway ░░░░░░░░ neighbor tells me the ░░░░░░░░ legged beasts like these ░░░░░░░░ this is their playground ░░░░░░░░ dark damp spot next ░░░░░░░░ their master bedroom covered ░░░░░░░░ what s left of ░░░░░░░░ grand feast But when ░░░░░░░░ about the unwanted visitors ░░░░░░░░ Mayor says Nope Adams ░░░░░░░░ have a camera at ░░░░░░░░ house and I looked ░░░░░░░░ on that date My ░░░░░░░░ is clean My garbage ░░░░░░░░ in containers RICHARDSON voice ░░░░░░░░ Also last month the ░░░░░░░░ was slapped with yet ░░░░░░░░ summons focused on rat ░░░░░░░░ but it was dismissed ░░░░░░░░ insists he s staying ░░░░░░░░ top of the problem ░░░░░░░░ 7 000 on rat ░░░░░░░░ efforts He s optimistic ░░░░░░░░ latest ticket will also ░░░░░░░░ thrown out Adams When ░░░░░░░░ get a summons you ░░░░░░░░ it was done unjustly ░░░░░░░░ and fight it That ░░░░░░░░ what I m going ░░░░░░░░ do RICHARDSON Another possible ░░░░░░░░ enter stage left Curtis ░░░░░░░░ He s offer to ░░░░░░░░ mayor SLIWA We ll ░░░░░░░░ a cat colony a ░░░░░░░░ cat colony here we ░░░░░░░░ find somebody here on ░░░░░░░░ block to manage it ░░░░░░░░ s very simple RICHARDSON ░░░░░░░░ over The Mayor says ░░░░░░░░ s open to the ░░░░░░░░ while accepting Sliwa s ░░░░░░░░ to serve as the ░░░░░░░░ s new so called ░░░░░░░░ czar for free Adams ░░░░░░░░ can be part of ░░░░░░░░ internship program because I ░░░░░░░░ he s probably looking ░░░░░░░░ a job since he ░░░░░░░░ the job that he ░░░░░░░░ trying to get RICHARDSON ░░░░░░░░ over Oooh cat fight ░░░░░░░░ Richardson Channel 7 Eyewitness ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░