Mayor de Blasio is in the process of tackling the rat problem that has plagued the city for decades.
The mayor says the city is investing $32 million to help reduce the rat population by 70 percent in infested neighborhoods.
City officials are targeting neighborhoods like Chinatown, the Lower East Side, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick and the Grand Concourse.
Rat-proof trashcans will be placed in areas to help cut down on trash build up. New Yorkers will face bigger fines for dumping trash illegally.
The mayor says it is about time the city dealt with the rat problem.
"Unfortunately when you think of New York City you think of some things that aren't too good and haven't been so good for a long time and the image of rats does come to mind, that's because it's been a problem for way too long," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "I don't know any New Yorker who likes rats. It doesn't matter what community you're in, everyone wants to get rid of rats."
In addition, the city is also implementing a plan to cover dirt floor basements of all public housing buildings with cement.