Bed bugs wreak havoc on rush-hour subway commute in Queens – New York Post

A bed bug sighting inside an MTA subway control tower in Queens led to rush-hour delays Wednesday night as workers left the infected area, the agency said.

Delays began at about 4:30 p.m. on the Queens Boulevard subway line, disrupting the E, F, M and R trains, after an employee saw one of the creepy crawlers at the Forest Hills-71st control tower, city transit boss Andy Byford said in a statement.

The affected tower, known as the Continental Master Control Tower, is where track switches at 71st Avenue are controlled, according to the city subway Twitter account.

Without human operators, our ability to turn trains around at the terminal was compromised, the tweet continued.

The tower was fumigated and staff were allowed back in by about 7:30 p.m., Byford said.

Full service was being restored by 8:30 p.m.

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