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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
Q & A with NYC pest management pro John Furman
New York vs Bed Bugs wants to shine a light on the unique pest management challenges posed by bed bugs. This year we hope to explore the professional response to the resurgence of this pest in our city. New York … Continue reading
The poet and the bed bugs
So, we need to think about when bed bugs were truly everywhere in our city, yes? Early twentieth century? The summer of 1908. Pediatrics, Vol. 68 No. 4 October 1981, pp. 616: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS RIDS THE PEDIATRIC WARDS OF … Continue reading
A New Year, will this be the year?
Will New York City get a bed bug task force this year? We’re still where we were yesterday and the year before and the year before. Except worse, of course, and resources to control the spread will no doubt be … Continue reading
FOILable
If you’ve heard us complain about non-responsive FOIL documents, I thought you’d like to know that we have now received a preliminary response from HPD. They have found 37 pages in response to our request. Because we have already seen … Continue reading
The 140th letter
Our online letter writing campaign for a New York City bed bug task force has reached 100 letters. There are an additional 40 letters that we have either collected personally or know have been sent to NYC council members. We … Continue reading
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Lou Sorkin’s indispensable flickr photos
Entomologist Lou Sorkin is a beloved friend of the New York City bed bug-sufferer community, and a generous and trusted adviser to New York vs Bed Bugs. His generosity in answering questions and his commitment to ensuring that we all … Continue reading
Scenes from the battlefield: “NYC has an epidemic of them”
November 7, 2008, by udt007us: December 3, 2008, by EssG:
Bed bugs in the subway, sorta
The Daily Commuter has pics of the new subway ad for a mattress encasement company. Featuring three adult bed bugs. Sadly, this is noteworthy. Finally. A picture of a bed bug in the subway. (But you just know people are … Continue reading
New bed bug education bill update: letters to the Health Committee
We sent letters to the Chair and members of the New York City Council Committee on Health. You can read the letter here. We’ll present additional perspectives and other sets of facts (there are so many problems and challenges to … Continue reading
NYT neediest: a Bronx mother, disabled child and bed bugs
The recent New York Times “neediest cases” article about Joy Williams and her daughter, Verona, is affecting: The low point was when she found herself huddled with Verona in the middle of the living room floor in tears, afraid to … Continue reading
