NYC’s Bed Bug Advisory Board: the Mayor’s press release
The Mayor signed Int. 57-A yesterday. This is the press release:
The Mayor signed Int. 57-A yesterday. This is the press release:
So, this is really happening. Mayor Bloomberg will sign New York City’s bed bug advisory board legislation on Wednesday, March 18, at 3:30 p.m. in the press briefing room, the Blue Room, at City Hall.
Dear friends, we share the following announcement from Council Member Gale Brewer, and we do so not without some feeling. So, our discussion of our thoughts and hopes for the advisory board will come later. For now, some modest celebrating … Continue reading
Part 1 is here. And don’t forget the rats!
A colleague in the group asked me if I really meant to leave our assessment of the New York City Council hearing at great. The hearing was, in fact, great because a) it was evident that the importance of the … Continue reading
Come on, it’ll be fun.
We want to thank Council Members Tony Avella, Maria del Carmen Arroyo and James Vacca for their support of the bed bug legislative proposals that will be the subject of the New York City Council hearing on Tuesday.
We like this Gale Brewer statement, from her press release announcing a press conference on Tuesday: “It’s great that we’re not smoking as much, and great that we’re not eating trans fats, but we need to focus on bed bugs … Continue reading
Council Member Gale Brewer sent out a public email notice of the hearing and an update on her efforts so far. Notable is the clarification that one needs to contact a City Council representative in order to schedule a Department … Continue reading
Please mark your calendars. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 24 at 1 p.m. It’s a joint hearing of the Consumer Affairs, Health and Sanitation Committees on the following bills: