Council Member Gale Brewer Discusses Bedbugs in NYC

DEPUTY MAYOR GIBBS AND SPEAKER QUINN ANNOUNCE COUNCIL FUNDING FOR WEB BASED BED BUG PORTAL AND OTHER INITIATIVES RECOMMENDED BY EXPERT COMMISSION New Online Portal and Additional Staff Will Help New Yorkers Mitigate Bed Bugs Deputy Mayor Linda I. Gibbs joined City Council Speaker Christine Quinn today to announce $500000 in City Council funding to create a new bed bug web portal and a dedicated staff to help New York residents and businesses mitigate bed bug infestations. The new resources were allocated based on the recommendations of the New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board which found that the lack of educational materials and the dissemination of inconsistent information were impeding the ability of landlords, business owners, and residents to prevent and manage bed bugs. The Deputy Mayor and Speaker were joined at the City Hall announcement by City Council Member Gale Brewer; Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Health, Dan Kass; and Chair of the New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board, Dr. Jody L. Gangloff-Kaufmann.