NYC’s Bed Bug Advisory Board: the Mayor’s press release
The Mayor signed Int. 57-A yesterday. This is the press release:
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Mayor will sign bed bug advisory board bill on March 18
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.
A bed bug advisory board for New York City
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
Highs and lows, Part 2
Part 1 is here. And don’t forget the rats!
Highs and lows, Part 1
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
Should we talk about rats first?
Come on, it’ll be fun.
The 18th, 19th and 20th sponsors
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.
Giving bed bugs their due
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
“the need to educate the public to identify and effectively exterminate bedbugs”
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
The NYC Council will hold a hearing on three bed bug bills on February 24
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: