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Bed Bugs Cause Rush-Hour Subway Delays In Queens, MTA Says Bed Bugs Cause Rush-Hour Subway Delays In Queens, MTA Says
Bed Bugs Cause Rush-Hour Subway Delays In Queens, MTA Says Bed bugs found in an MTA tower were to blame for subway delays during rush hour on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The bed bug sighting took place around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday by an employee at the Forest Hills 71st control tower in Queens, said the MTA. Following the finding, the tower was fumigated which resulted in the evacuation of tower staff until they could return safely around 7:30 p.m., said Andy Byford, MTA NYC Transit president. Due to the evacuation, service was impacted during this period as M and R trains had to be taken farther to turn around and some M and R trains were re-routed, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bed Bug Infestation Causes Closure Of Hempstead Office Building Bed Bug Infestation Causes Closure Of Hempstead Office Building
Bed Bug Infestation Causes Closure Of Hempstead Office Building A busy office building in the Town of Hempstead was forced to close its doors due to a bed bug infestation. Areas of the office building at 200 N. Franklin Ave. in Hempstead were off-limits to employees earlier this week after they first started spotting the creepy crawlers lurking around on Wednesday, June 10. Since then, the situation has escalated, forcing them to close down the building to exterminate the bed bugs on Friday, July 12. In a statement, a spokesperson for the town says exterminators were immediately called after they were notified of a possible bed bug threat to inspect …

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by Zak Failla