Tag: mosquitoes

Nevermore will flesh-munching mosquitoes haunt the nights of residents living on West 84th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive

One of the nice things about frigid weather is that at least the mosquitoes go away. But not anymore! The bionic mosquitoes of 84th Street between

The city has unveiled a snazzy new website that goes through the measures that officials are taking to prevent an outbreak of Zika.

They feed at night. Squeezing through any available crack or crevice. Sneaking up sewer pipes. Thwarting all mesh covers, caulk and other

The city plans to spray a pesticide throughout the neighborhood starting Wednesday night "to reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus."

The sewer-breeding mosquitoes that ravaged residents of West 84th street have returned, and they're as thirsty as ever. We first wrote about the critters three years ago after

October 5, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 79 Degrees.

On Friday from about 1 a.m. until 6 a.m., the Upper West Side and Central Park will be sprayed with pesticides to kill mosquitoes that may be carrying West Nile Virus, according to the city Department of Health. "The borders of the Manhattan spray area will be West 97th Street ...

Angry locals convened at Goddard-Riverside community center last week to demand action from the city about the mosquito madness that has plagued sections of the neighborhood for years. A mosquito problem that began in the sewers below West 84th Street a couple of years ago has infested Upper West Side ...

Residents who live around 84th Street have been plagued by a particularly nasty and persistent mosquito infestation for more than a year now. As of last summer, people who lived on 84th between West End and Riverside were sleeping under mosquito nets, and children had to be taken to the ...

Residents on 84th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive have been plagued by mosquitoes for more than a year. The city did just about nothing when they complained, until West Side Rag reporter Leonora Desar wrote about the problem and Assemblyman Linda Rosenthal got involved. In the meantime, ...

Since we broke the story about a nasty breed of mosquitoes attacking residents on West 84th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive, much has happened: CBS News broadcast the story on the evening news, it got picked up by powerful right-wing blogger Matt Drudge, Assemblyman Linda Rosenthal got ...

November 4, 2011 Weather: Morning clouds, afternoon sun, High of 52 Degrees.

A species of mosquitoes known for molesting Londoners in the Underground during the World War II Blitz have made their way to the Upper West Side, and the results have been very ugly. The infestation has resulted in itchy, sleepless nights for many residents and doctors visits and hospitalizations for ...