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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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