>NYC unleashes rat death squad to gas vermin with carbon monoxide, bury them in tree-pit graves

>The Adams administration is unleashing an $877,000 rat death squad to find the rodents, gas them to death with carbon monoxide and bury them in and around the Big Apple’s 600,000 tree beds.

>The gassing process boasts a 95% kill rate for seven days, takes about three minutes and does not require a license to operate the proper equipment, Adams said.

>“At night, [rats] would come out and they would cross into people’s yards – you were afraid to walk down the streets at night because you never knew when one of these things would jump out and decide to scurry across your feet or bring their babies with them,” he said. “I am so happy to see that this is actually happening.”

>“For too long, rats in street tree beds have gone unaddressed — undermining the hard work of both city agencies and local communities,” NYC Parks Commissioner Rodriguez-Rosa said

https://nypost.com/2025/06/22/us-news/nyc-unleashes-rat-death-squad-to-gas-vermin-with-carbon-monoxide-bury-them-in-tree-pit-graves/