[idlewords]

Dude, I run the Bedbug Registry. Hence the level of fear. Roaches are trivial to get rid of in comparison to bedbugs.

I agree that the problem is citywide. My intended point was that there is now a big new transaction cost to renting in NYC (and soon to renting in most cities).

[tptacek]

This comment thread is why I love Hacker News.

[neilk]

What's the future? Heat treatments every time a tenant moves in?

[maxawaytoolong]

The future is everyone in NYC has bedbugs.