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Greenpoint HPD Bed Bug Seminar »

The Greenpoint HPD Bed Bug Seminar was last night.
I was not able to be there, but Miss Heather has an excellent recap on the evening.
New York vs Bed Bugs members were there spreading word on how to get some change on the bed bug issue in NYC.
The presenter was Ed Brownbear, the only […]

Bed bugs in NYC: if we could just get Bill Murray on the case »

Miss Heather of NewYorkShitty.com knows that the war on bed bugs needs a little Bill Murray, Caddyshack-style.
She also reminds us there’s a bed bug seminar coming up in Greenpoint next Tuesday.

HPD seminar will be coming to Greenpoint– thanks to community lobbyists! »

I know the NYC Housing and Preservation Department’s bed bug seminars are not perfect.  But wouldn’t you rather your neighbors had access to one, rather than not?
I say yes, especially if you live in Greenpoint.  Greenpointers and their Williamsburg neighbors are seriously bedbugged.
So, Miss Heather of newyorkshitty.com and her friend Ann Kansfield (the Co-Pastor of […]

Nashua, NH Health Officers on prowl for bed bugs »

I am delighted to report this news item from Patrick Meighan of the Nashua Telegraph in Nashua, New Hampshire. It’s a story about how Nashua city Health Officer Nelson Ortega and Deputy Health Officer Heidi Peek spent 4 and a half hours inspecting all 117 rooms in a rooming house in Nashua, and found […]

Tomorrow’s bed bug seminar in New York (Tuesday 2/5/2008) »

Tomorrow the Bed Bug Seminar comes to Astoria. This is where it is located (travel directions included).
Tuesday, February 5 from 8PM to 9PM at Ricardo’s Catering Hall, 21-01 24th Avenue in Astoria, Queens.
Remember to RSVP, per the city’s request:
Anyone interested in attending any of these seminars is encouraged to call (212) 863-8830 […]

The first “bed bug seminar” hit New York City last night »

The first of three bed bug seminars planned by the city of New York happened last night. NBC Channel 4 did a brief recap on the 11 o’clock news, but video is not available from wnbc.com as of this writing.
Bedbugger was not on the scene, unfortunately, but we did get some eyewitness reports.
Our source […]

Still more on New York’s response to bed bugs »

The press release for the New York HPD bed bug seminars is here. It includes dates and times, addresses, and a phone number for more information. Seminars will be in English and Spanish. Please do call the number listed below to reserve a spot.
The first seminar is scheduled to take place on […]

More on New York’s response to bed bugs »

Lots of news items are appearing, as the plan we heard of on Tuesday was officially announced yesterday.
NY1’s Cindi Avila quoted Gale Brewer as to the reason New York is taking action:
Last year, the city’s 311 hotline got 7,000 bedbug related calls, almost four times more than just three years earlier. Now the city is […]

New York City to get bed bug awareness campaign »

Finally.
The Daily News reports that New York City is going to get a bed bug education campaign.
The article reports that there will be town hall meetings about bed bugs in Washington Heights (1/28), Astoria (2/5) and Bushwick (3/12).
Housing officials will roll out the campaign with a town hall meeting Jan. 28 in Washington Heights, where […]

NY Daily News: bed bug epidemic attacks New York City »

The lead story in the “News” section of today’s New York Daily News is on bed bugs. That’s good: it’s always good to see bed bugs in the news.
It’s not a particularly helpful story, however.
For starters, there are inaccuracies. Let’s start with this caption below a photo of an adult bed bug:
Unfed […]