Bloomberg News
@Bloomberg-News·2.8M subscribers·40.1K videos
Trash Bins Are Turning the Tide in NYC's 'War on Rats'
Posted
August 8, 2026
Views
4,100
Likes
119
Comments
8
Engagement
3.10%
August 8, 2026
4,100
119
8
3.10%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
1:06Now PlayingNew York City is on track to record the fewest reported rat sightings since the pandemic, with a 22% drop in the first seven months of 2026 compared to the same period last year. #nyc #newyork #mamdani #rat #usa
The city's Sanitation Department credits the decline to a push started by former Mayor Eric Adams, who declared a "war on rats" in 2022 and began efforts to starve the city's rodent population of food.
The city has installed large on-street trash bins, known as Empire Bins, in some areas, and residents say the bins have had a major impact, with one resident saying he no longer sees "a line of trash going up and down the street" and has seen fewer rats.
----------
Like this video? Subscribe
Bloomberg News is the first word in business news. Visit bloomberg.com for the latest on global business, markets and more.
Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months
Bloomberg on YouTube:
Connect with us on social:
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
