New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has once again been cited for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property. The latest citation, issued by a city health inspector on May 16, identified fresh rat droppings and a burrow “at the front left base of the staircase” of Adams’ row house in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.

This is the fifth rodent-related ticket Adams has received since becoming mayor in January 2022. He is scheduled to contest the latest citation on July 7 before an officer from the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.

Adams previously challenged the rat tickets. Three of the tickets were dismissed, but Adams paid $300 to settle the fourth. He informed a hearing officer that he had spent $7,000 on rat mitigation efforts at the property.

Liz Garcia, Adams’ spokesperson, said of the latest ticket, “The mayor prides himself on keeping his property clean. He will review the summons and follow all standard procedures.”

Last year, Adams appointed the city’s first “rat czar.”

“New York City has done a lot recently when it comes to fighting public enemy number one: rats,” Adams said at Kathleen Corradi’s appointment as the city’s director of rodent mitigation. “But it was clear we needed someone solely focused on leading our rat reduction efforts across all five boroughs, and today I’m proud to announce Kathy Corradi as New York City’s first-ever ‘rat czar.’”