- The work of New York vs Bed Bugs has ended -- this site remains as an archive. We're making things simple and easier to maintain but we'll bring back the photographs our friends allowed us to use (perhaps you liked them too).
- Check out the innovative work of the Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force
- HPD has streamlined the registration page for its online bed bug course and is now offering community classes for non-profits and tenant groups. More details here.
- Featured interview: Steven W. Smollens on landlord / tenant litigation history in Bedbug City
Category Archives: Bed Bug Task Force
So, what will NYC do about bed bugs?
I was as surprised as you to learn that the city intended to release the advisory board report after all and adopt some of its recommendations. It’s tempting to think that interesting things happen when CEOs start writing to the … Continue reading
The most difficult FAQ: what is happening with the bed bug task force?
Note: The New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board report was released on July 28: New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board Report (April 2010) (PDF). There is no bed bug task force. What the city created was a bed … Continue reading
Silly red circles on a chart
I made this logic tree (PDF) a while back to try to figure out all possible solutions. (Because I read a book! A great book, actually, and thought I’d try its tools.) But it’s only been 4 months and in … Continue reading
“We need to be aware and alert and the city needs to respond”
In the Columbia Spectator today, Bedbugs spread, residents criticize city’s inaction: Mark Quinn, a Morningside Heights resident whose building on West 109th Street, was listed on the bedbug registry, explained, “It’s so hard to get rid of these things, and … Continue reading
In other news, an ambitious NYC public health intiative
…to reduce “the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant food by 25 percent over the next five years” was announced today. This latest example of NYC’s health activism greeted New Yorkers this morning on the front page of the … Continue reading
A small business owner writes to the mayor
A New York resident shared this letter. November 24, 2009 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg City Hall New York, New York 10007 RE: Bedbugs, Small (and Large) Business and New York City Dear Mayor Bloomberg, [...]; I am a filmmaker and … Continue reading
The NYC Health Department regresses
This year we saw small signs of what I thought was a new empathetic and knowledgeable grasp of the bed bug issues by NYC public health officials. But the reality of our problems is as ever complex and good work … Continue reading
New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board
The members of the Bed Bug Advisory Board have been appointed and will meet this week. The Mayor appointed Gil Bloom of Standard Pest Management, Richard Cooper of Cooper Pest Solutions, and Jody L. Gangloff-Kaufmann of the NY State IPM … Continue reading
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Lou Sorkin: loved, respected and essential to this endeavor
New York vs Bed Bugs co-founder Lisa wrote a letter in support of Lou Sorkin’s appointment to the New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board: BY MAIL AND FAX July 6, 2009 Eddie Bautista, Director Office of City Legislative Affairs … Continue reading
One more letter
Do you remember our old bed bug task force letter writing campaign? Would you write one more letter? The City Council Speaker has a contact form that you can use to send a simple (and polite) note asking her to … Continue reading
