Is that all you have, Mr. Mayor?

Mayor Adams swept out a new set of garbage removal rules Monday he promised to deliver death to the New York rat population – but local building the superintendents argued that the effort is a weak response to the city’s rodent bloat.

Under new regulations, garbage from residential and commercial buildings cannot be placed on borders for pickup until 20:00, pushed back from current 16:00 start time, Adams said in a news conferences at city hall. In addition, the Department of Sanitation will continue to collect 25% of in the citygarbage on night shifts while most New Yorkers are sleeping – everyone with goal shave number of hours garbage is sitting on sidewalks for rats at the feast onAdams said.

“Went to kill rats. Rats don’t have place in this is city” Adams told reporters, adding that on sidewalks for hours on the end one of “many rivers that feed the sea of rodents in our city”.

Isaiah Crespo, 25 super in The Mott Haven area of ​​the Bronx, Adams said, overly optimistic in thinking rats will starve to death death because of the curb rule change.

“It won’t change anything,” Crespo said. “(Garbage) is going out just same. If the rats understand, they will understand.”

Another Bronx super, who spoke on condition of anonymity since boss forbids him to speak with press, agree with Crespo and told the Daily News about the rat problem Him building it became so bad that he and his colleague started killing pests with illegal airsoft gun.

“We made a commitment start shoot them with airsoft rifles… We shot a lot. I say big those, said super, keeping your palms about 10 inches apart. He said he was trying to take out vile creatures in one shot, but sometimes you need a few more.

new remove restrictions that you won’t take effect before April 1 after public comment the period when garbage accumulates and complaints about rats up in in city as part of a smelly trend that started during the coronavirus pandemic.

With New Yorkers producing more rubbish due to work-from-home policies and other practices, reports of Mountains of rubbish along the streets exploded, and the Department of Sanitation registered 21,600 rat complaints. in in first nine month of this yearsum is about 71% higher than the quantity registered at the same point in 2020.

Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who joined Adams for at a press conference said that, in her opinion, new restrictions will drive down these numbers. She is also emphasized that new rules are “historical” in that several previous mayoral administrations have tried to implement similar plans, but failed due to lack of support from important stakeholders, like sanitation and building workers’ unions.

“I want to be clear: Rats won’t like it announcement,” she said. “Rats don’t run in city. We do.”

[ NYC rat sightings up 71% from same point in 2020 despite mitigation efforts ]

There are a number of exceptions to new restrictions.

Building owners can throw away trash on curb at 18:00 if they keep it in containers with safety covers. Businesses can also throw away trash in safe containers on pavement one hour before closing, regardless of what time is it of day that is.

Building with nine or more units can also choose set out their trash from 4 to 7 am, according to Adams office. The warning will be paired with The Sanitary Authority is developing new early morning routes to keep debris from littering the streets as the sun begins to set riseTish said.

Early morning option pushed 32BJ SEIU, influential building workers union which offered its support to the fixed garbage rules after initial opposition. unions support was considered critical for the plan came to fruition and a 32BJ spokesman told The News he appeared on board with Adams’ plan after his administration agreed to bake in predawn collection option. “We pushed hard on administrator,” the spokesperson said.

Landlords and businesses that fight litter early face $50 first- time penalties in accordance with new restrictions. Repeat offenders can face maximum fees of $200 but Tish said there won’t be the spotlight on initial penalties.

The outside safety defenders have long been calling on in city to follow in lead of other major metropolitan areas in containerization development system to keep debris from spreading out on sidewalks in front of the pickup, but kept in bins that rodents cannot enter.

Tisch said the administration was looking into containerization but flooded with cold water on the idea that it will happen anytime soon. “Containerization is something we’re looking into right now, so we’re doing a 20-week study. of this,” she said. “It started two weeks ago, so I’m 18 more weeks before you hear more from me about results of this study, but the conduct of this study cannot be more important.”

Adams has a long affinity for extermination of rats. While Brooklyn Borough President in Adams held an exciting press conference in 2019 where he showed off dozens of of dead rats what his office killed using traps that immersed rodents in pool of toxic chemicals.

At a press conference on Monday, Adams referred to a spooky 2019. event: “Everyone who knows me, know one thing: I hate rats. You know when I started killing them in city ​​hall, some of the same people who criticize us now called me a killer because I was killing rats”.

Biran Herbert, 24-year- an old homeowner from the South Bronx, said he didn’t have problem with Adams plan and noted that he usually out its trash around 8pm anyway. But Herbert agreed. with skeptical superintendents in saying he doesn’t think new rules exterminate rodents.

“They eat all night anyway,” Herbert said.