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Who is Ernie Schicchi? NYC's new 'rat czar' set to clean up city's rodent population
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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: On December 1, Mayor Eric Adams posted a job opening for the role of the Big Apple's 'rat czar,' better known as the Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation. After searching for the city's Rat Czar, Ernie Schicchi has taken on the mission of cleaning up the city's rodent population.
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The lucrative job posting from the mayor's office promised a paycheck of between $120,000 and $170,000 and listed key skills and background in urban planning, project management, or government work as requirements. The rodent population has increased over the years and it has become a daunting task to control the rats.