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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
Tag Archives: NYC
The am New York cover
If, like me, you missed Wednesday’s am New York, they have PDFs available and you can download the February 25 issue: Dr. Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann is quoted in the article—City trying to get handle on resurgent bed bugs—as are two brave … Continue reading
Psst, CBS: there is no bed bug task force
In their puzzlingly titled piece, Despite Task Force, NYC Bedbug Complaints Way Up, well, we just don’t know where this is coming from: Back in January of 2008, New York City announced it was creating a bedbug task force to … Continue reading
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. Council Member … Continue reading
Posted in Bed Bug Task Force, Legislation
Tagged bedbugs, Intro 873, New York City Council, NYC
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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 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: Intro 57, the original bed bug bill, the … Continue reading
Posted in Bed Bug Task Force, Events, Legislation, New York vs Bed Bugs, News
Tagged Bed Bug Task Force, bedbugs, New York City Council, NYC
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A (challenging) NYC apartment with a bed bug problem
A pest control company, Magic Exterminating, documents in this flickr set (slideshow) the condition of a NYC apartment where there are bed bugs. It’s hard to say how I feel about viewing these photographs. Presumably, permission was obtained from the … Continue reading
Reenactment of Article 151 of the NYC Health Code was adopted
The article was formerly titled Rodents, Insects and Other Pests and is now called Pest Prevention and Management. This is a PDF of the adoption resolution.
You can read our comments on the amendment proposal here.
Yes, yes, we wanted to get bed bugs into the NYC Health Code. Can you honestly blame us?
In any case, these are portions of the amended article: Continue reading
Posted in Issues and Challenges, Public Health
Tagged Article 151, NYC, NYC Health Code
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Ray Lopez recognized with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award
We missed this fantastic news last fall: Ray Lopez was named a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader Awards. Ray is a hero in our small NYC bed bug advocate community for helping the … Continue reading
Stepping up our campaign: a sample letter to the Speaker of the City Council
The time is right to contact the Speaker of the New York City Council, Christine Quinn, and ask for her support of policy initiatives against the spread of bed bugs in our city. We want to ask you to continue … Continue reading
Our online letter writing campaign for a bed bug task force
On CitizenSpeak. It takes two minutes. It gets the job done. It counts. Please consider helping us out by sending your letter. (You can also do it privately of course, just you and your pen, see our Take Action page … Continue reading
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Tagged Bed Bug Task Force, bedbugs, NYC
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