Comments on: Gale Brewer invites bedbuggers to her annual open house

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:20:29 +0000

Jay P,

Do you mean the city is doing nothing but talking?

Well, it has taken them a lot of time, but yesterday, the city council passed a bill to create a bed bug advisory board to study the problem and make recommendations.

It might seem like “nothing but talk” but actually, it is HUGE progress, and paves the way for action.

See this post: http://bedbugger.com/2009/03/12/wednesdays-new-york-city-council-vote-on-the-bed-bug-advisory-board-it-passed/

By: Jay P

Jay P — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:17:27 +0000

Secondly, it is not cynicism….it’s reality.

By: Jay P

Jay P — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:16:06 +0000

It is now March 2009…..nothing but talking.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:22:02 +0000

J wade,

I hope you are not evicted for having temporarily fled your home due to bed bugs.

By: J wade

J wade — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:06:19 +0000

Bedbugs are very overwelming and have definately caused a significant amount of emotional stress in my life recently. They are in my building at 200 west 113 street and in my apt. I had to relocate and have had to treat every item that I own as a potential area where bedbugs may live. It has been timely and exhausting. The landlords have even decided to file eviction notices for the time that I have been displaced/ constructively evicted from the residence due to the bedbugs. I am hopeful that there is a solution to eliminate the bedbug problem that haunts so many apt dwellings in NYC and causes loss of sleep.

By: Crawledon

Crawledon — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:58:54 +0000

Although I understand your cynicism, failing to confront the difficulties in coordinating these agencies certainly won’t get us anywhere and just folding our tent cannot be an option.

So, for our common goal of controlling the spread of bed bugs, all of these agencies just have to learn to work together along with entomologists, pest control experts, a tenant representative, a lawyer, etc.

Children learn to share and play with others in the playground, surely an assembled task force comprised of adults can work together and focus on a common goal.

By: Winston O. Buggy

Winston O. Buggy — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:41:08 +0000

Actually I believe the problem in having a NYC driven initiative is because of the myriad of agencies which have to be involved. HPD,Health,Sanitation, DCAS, Homeless Services,Education,APS just to mention a few. In addition with the exception of further restricting pesticides (as NYC LL37 has done on their properties, to the joy of bed bugs) much is regulated by NYSDEC. And of course their is no really great strategy which is close to 98% effective especially since so much is in the hands of those with the bed bugs such as preparation , sanitation and vigilance.

By: Crawledon

Crawledon — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:51:10 +0000

I’m going. Anyone else? Hey, they’re serving refreshments! Come on NYers, here’s our chance to do something…