A Rat Hunter Takes Bushwick

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 neighborhood news [A Rat Hunter Takes Bushwick]( A vintage way to tackle a newly pressing problem. Photo: Colin Schappi On a cold morning in December, Elias Schewel enters a community garden in Bushwick followed by his two small dogs, Sundrop and Moonbeam. The dogs tremble with anticipation but not for a game of fetch. They are here to hunt. Schewel bends down to unleash them, and they dart off, weaving around sheds and bushes, using their diminutive size to their advantage in the search for their quarry: the [New York City rat](. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Mayor Announced His Rat Czar After a lot of theatrics and secrecy, the role goes to Kathleen Corradi.]( By Clio Chang [Your Chance to Combine Two Gilded Age Apartments An upstairs duplex has never been on the market; the downstairs suite had the same owner for 35 years. They both listed this week.]( By Adriane Quinlan [A Tribeca Penthouse Where a Man Was Once Allegedly Stuffed in the Floor The apartment is being sold through bankruptcy procedure, and the board is “beyond excited that a new owner is coming in.”]( By Adriane Quinlan [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-curbed?email={EMAIL}&hash=6c53b63a8e3fad70ad4ef13004527437¶m=curbed) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved