At Bell Environmental, performance has always been built on substance I recently borrowed Lady Gaga for an unusual lesson about transportation. In “Transportation Has Entered Its Gaga Era”, I looked at something that has become increasingly noticeable after four years of writing the BOMA Transportation Report. Transportation agencies have discovered personality. New Jersey's clever highway
Bird flu has faded somewhat from the headlines, but it has not disappeared. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called H5N1 or bird flu, continues to circulate among wild birds in the United States and around the world. For property managers, that deserves attention—but not panic. The CDC continues to describe the risk to the general
Pest control is one of those professions where you never really stop learning. That’s why this past Saturday, we were grateful that our technicians came together for a full day of pest control training and recertification. It was a chance to refresh the fundamentals, dig into the challenges our teams see in the field, share
If someone close to your household has bed bugs, helping them solve the problem may be one of the best ways to protect your own home. When it comes to bed bugs, none of us really lives on an island. You can have a spotless apartment, a great building manager and a terrific pest-control program.
The costume only works if you can sing. For four years, the BOMA Transportation Report (September 2026 BOMA Transportation Report versions are here: New Jersey Edition - BOMA Transportation - September 2026 and New York Edition - BOMA Transportation - September 2026 ) has mostly been about the substance: trains, tunnels, bridges, buses, congestion, construction, airports,
One of the biggest misconceptions about bed bugs is that they’re a sign of a dirty home. They’re not. Bed bugs don’t care if your house is spotless. They don’t care if you stayed at a five-star hotel. They don’t care if your kid’s dorm room is brand new. They don’t care how often you
And hopefully no bed bugs running through your bed. The Police sang about Too Much Information long before anyone could fall down an internet rabbit hole at 2 a.m. But if you’ve ever searched “Do I have bed bugs?” online, you know the feeling. Suddenly there’s too much information running through your head — and
New York City appears to be making real progress in its long-running battle with rats. That's good news. Bloomberg recently reported that rat sightings reported through NYC's 311 system fell approximately 22% during the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period last year. The decline coincides with New York City's continuing effort
It’s been a pretty good summer to go to the movies. Christopher Nolan took audiences back to ancient Greece with The Odyssey, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day swung into theaters. If you haven't seen them- go! And because we’re Bell Environmental, watching Odysseus fight his way home and Spider-Man save the day naturally made us
College move-in day is one of those parenting milestones you know is coming, but it still sneaks up on you. You spend weeks buying sheets, towels, storage bins, desk lamps, shower shoes, snacks and about 300 other things your son or daughter apparently can’t survive without. Then somehow it all gets packed into the car.
