New pizza box bin debuts at Central Park latest attempt in NYC’s fight against rats

Rats be warned — it’s gonna be harder to nibble on that leftover pizza crust.

The Central Park Conservancy has set up a new recycling bin near the Great Lawn specially designed to accommodate discarded pizza boxes, a pilot program meant to cut down on pesky rodents.

“The traditional circular waste bins are simply not designed to accommodate the boxes, leading to jammed cans that can attract rodents,” conservancy spokeswoman Kat Brady told NBC News.

“On a warm busy day, the conservancy can remove more than 100 boxes in this area of the park alone.”

The green-colored bin is part of a pilot program launched by the conservancy, the outlet reported.

The bin debuted just one day after Mayor Eric Adams announced the first “National Urban Rat Summit,” scheduled for September to address “best practices on rodent mitigation.”

“New Yorkers may not know this about me — but I hate rats and I’m confident most of our city’s residents do as well,” Adams said in a statement Wednesday. “With rat sightings down nearly 14% in our city’s Rat Mitigation Zones year over year, we continue to make progress but we’re not stopping there.

“The best way to defeat our enemy is to know our enemy,” he added.

City officials also said the parks department is “implementing a robust approach” to the infestation.

The Central Park Conservancy’s initiative is expected to help.

The pizza box bin will be expanded throughout the park if it proves successful, officials there said.

The conservancy did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.