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Update on New York State bed bug legislation (parental notification re: bed bugs in school) »

Remember the bill introduced by Michael Gianaris and passed in the NYS Assembly last May? We were happy the Assembly passed it.
But Bill A6667a later died in the NYS Senate in January of this year.
The good news is that the bill has now been amended and approved by the Assembly once again as A6667b. […]

Word of bed bugs is spreading »

Check out the quotation from the last paragraph of this discussion with Edith Grossman,  in Book Forum, which calls her “the foremost English translator of Spanish-language literature:”
Grossman is a reader’s reader, happy to have gotten cheap paperbacks from neighborhood stores like the old Shakespeare & Co., Labyrinth Books (now Bookculture), and Papyrus (now Morningside Bookshop). […]

New York Times Real Estate Q&A: do sellers have to notify buyers about prior bed bug infestations? »

This Q&A in the New York Times Real Estate section brings up an interesting question.
A couple selling a New York City apartment had bed bugs six months ago. They have not noticed any problem since. So the question is, do they need to disclose that the property they’re selling had bed bugs recently?
Jay […]

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 […]

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 […]

Toronto Councillor Paula Fletcher has some progressive ideas about bed bugs »

Jennifer Brown of The Star reports that Toronto politician Paula Fletcher is agitated about bed bugs–and trying to do something about them.
She wants the health department to investigate whether they’re a health hazard:
Toronto Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth) has received so many calls from constituents she’s asked the health department to declare them a […]

Bed bugs where you don’t expect to find them: Divan, 2004 »

I am always on the alert for bed bugs in the media: not just the news, but television shows (like The Simpsons), movies, etc.
Here’s an oldie that’s “new to me” and probably you too: New York filmmaker Pearl Gluck’s 2004 beautiful documentary Divan is about her exploration of her Hasssidic heritage, and centers around […]

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 […]

Hotel Pennsylvania Settles Bedbug Suits for Nearly $100,000 | The New York Observer »

The New York Observer reports that the Hotel Pennsylvania has settled its bed bug lawsuit out of court.
Vornado-owned Hotel Pennsylvania has agreed to pay nearly $100,000, court records show, to a group of six tourists who claimed to have been bitten by bedbugs while staying at the old Seventh Avenue lodge.
You can read the rest […]

if bed bugs bite you in a hotel… »

An anonymous emailer (well, she used a pseudonym, but even those are safe with me) pointed me to a hotel review on Tripadvisor.com.
Most of you know that travelers write reviews of hotels on Tripadvisor and also hotelchattter.com. In cases where bedbugs are encountered, this is a good way to warn others about to pay […]