August 17th, 2023 Ratopolis: Living with Rats in the Concrete Jungle By Daniel Gornik Stars in NYC Agenda 1 History 2 What's the problem? 3 What are we doing to address the problem? 4 Why some things don't work 5 What could/should we do? 6 Our realistic goal Big Apple Pests Timeline Where did they come from, Where are they now 1770's 2023 April 12th, 2023 August 12th, 2023 Rats Find New Home Record Sightings NYC Rat Czar Introduced First Annual Anti-Rat Day The Timeline What's the problem? Synonymous with problematic Hurting our businesses, homes, and community Disease Transmission Property Damage Negative Public Perception Impossible Population Control What Are We Doing? Trash: NYC The Block Rat repellent trash bags Kept in solid containers Prevention: Door sweeps Rubber mulch Patching holes Our Building Extermination: Rat poison Traps K&R vs Pests Let's look at why some things don't work. Warmer Winters Reproduction Two rats can be responsible for 1,250 a year Scale and Reality Needs a team effort What makes it so hard? Athletic Nimble Smart Taste Testers Empathetic and Calculating Strong chewers Leave the poison and eat the food What Can We Do? Repellent and Extermination What Can We Do? Trash Our Goal Clean Persistently working to establish the finest quality of life achievable for our tenants and communities. Effort Because who doesn't like clean. Put our best foot forward. Long Term Fighting battles to win the war. Leaders Let's be the voice in the community. Safe Environmentally and Logistically. The Mission Thank You