It’s the two-legged vermin that are far more dangerous.
I’m not sure I’d be so enthused about eliminating the four-legged ones. Might be a viable source of meat in the future if you extend the current trajectory of the Big Apple out a few more years.
No kidding, how much longer until Snake Plisken shows up and rescues someone from Manhattan, the way things are going, NYC will be like the movie in a few years.