No, there is no law. And we already missed one opportunity—who knows if we’ll get another.

The photographer, Ray Lopez, is a New York City superhero. We don’t use the term lightly. I have had the privilege to see him work. We are immensely grateful for his friendship.

These pages may be of related interest:

1. Permanent prophylactic measures, city of plastic bags
2. Dr. Philip Tierno: “I would never buy a refurbished mattress, a reconditioned mattress, under any circumstances”
3. On page 5 of the NYS IPM Guidelines, a great photo
4. The lemonade file: “like giant pieces of beef jerky”
5. What would New York’s missing mattress sanitizing regs look like anyway?