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How to research the bed bug history of any NYC rental apartment

By Celia Young |June 11, 2024 - 9:30AM

New York, NY, USA 07-18-2023 Mattresses wrapped in plastic on sidewalk out for trash with garbage bags on a Manhattan street. Editorial use only.

Bed bugs turned their NYC apartments into nightmares. So why do their landlords say these properties are bed bug-free?

… check out the apartment and issue a violation if they see live bed bugs HPD then sends the building owner a notice in … its unclear if there are specific consequences for filing a false report False reports are by no means widespread The … moved out of her apartment on Ocean Avenue But while she lived there she said she spent just over $1100 on a special …

By Celia Young |May 31, 2024 - 1:30PM

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Bugs that Look Like Bed Bugs: How to Tell the Difference

By Theresa Braine |December 28, 2012 - 9:20AM

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Bedbugged! A farewell to our regular column

… in modern day bed bug fear and paranoia Two years of news alerts from Google for the terms bed bugs and bedbugs … read is true This is most evident in the content of the news alerts I receive today Many of them consist of … that prey on peoples bed bug fears There are also myriad blog entries chock full of questionable information The …

By Theresa Braine |November 1, 2012 - 2:13PM