August is supposed to be about squeezing a little more out of summer. One more week at the Shore. A month in the Hamptons. A family getaway to a great house in the Finger Lakes. Maybe you own an investment property that has been busy all summer. Maybe you rented your home during the World
Good bird control shouldn't call attention to itself. It should solve the problem, protect the building and, whenever possible, disappear into the architecture. There is no single “best” bird control product. Every choice should be the right fit for your property to safely remove the birds who are unwanted guests. At Bell Bird Control, we
The Best Clues to a Bird Problem May Be Right in Front of You Property managers usually notice a bird problem when they see birds. At Bell Bird Control, we often look for something else first: the evidence the birds leave behind. Droppings on the pavement. Nesting material tucked above a loading dock. Feathers around
New York City restaurants may soon get something many have wanted: year-round roadway outdoor dining. On August 13, the New York City Council approved legislation allowing restaurants to operate roadway dining throughout the year and to winterize outdoor dining areas. For an industry facing high costs and difficult operating conditions, that is welcome news. But
From Bird Strikes to Bird Droppings: Why Proactive Bird Control Matters For millions of people, the words “bird strike” still bring to mind one event: the Miracle on the Hudson. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 encountered a flock of large birds shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport. Birds were ingested into
A Parent’s Guide to Post-Camp Bed Bug Prevention — and When a Canine Inspection Makes Sense Your child came home from sleep away camp with dirty laundry, camp sweatshirts, friendship bracelets, a duffel bag that somehow weighs twice what it did in June — and hopefully a summer full of great memories. There is one
New York City's 2026 Legionnaires' disease outbreak has put cooling towers and rooftop mechanical systems back in the spotlight. It has been a serious public-health event. The outbreak began on Manhattan's Upper East Side in early July. The NYC Health Department ultimately ordered 76 buildings to clean and disinfect cooling towers after positive initial PCR
New York City restaurants have enough to worry about. Food costs. Labor. Rent. Deliveries. Customer reviews. Competition. Changing regulations. A mouse, cockroach or fly problem should not be added to that list. Yet recent New York City restaurant inspection records provide another reminder that pest problems are not simply unpleasant. They can become food-safety violations,
Yesterday we wrote about how destination restaurants are becoming part of the identity and leasing strategy of New York’s best office buildings. That creates opportunity. It also creates a management challenge. Once a restaurant is part of the building experience, pest control can no longer be treated as something that happens only inside the restaurant.
For years, the retail strategy at many New York office buildings was fairly straightforward: find a financially strong tenant, sign a long-term lease and collect the rent. A bank branch or national retailer could be a terrific credit tenant, even if nobody working upstairs viewed it as much of an amenity. That's changing. In a
