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
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
📍 I just got back from the 2026 National Pest Management Association's (NPMA) Eastern Conference in Atlantic City. A good chance to go back to basics on tactics and learn new things At Bell Environmental, we invest in real education that matters: keeping skills sharp, maintaining recertification credits, and staying ahead of what impacts our
36 Miles to the Client, a Clean Desk, and the Cost of Inertia 🚗☕🕶️ “It’s 36 miles to the client. We’ve got a full tank of gas. Half a cup of coffee. It’s dark. And yes… I’m wearing sunglasses.” 😎 We are not on a mission from God like Jake and Elwood in The Blues
Why Property Managers Must Oversee Building-Wide Pest Control A Very Public Rodent Incident From A NYC Restaurant Shows The Risks Buildings Face Too. The recent Chipotle rodent incident, (NYC Chipotle customer allegedly 'bit into a rodent' inside burrito bowl: lawsuit | New York Post) regardless of disputed details, demonstrates something property managers already know: When
A New Reminder for Restaurants: 2025 NYC Chipotle Report & Lawsuit Of An Alleged Rodent Encounter In A Customer's Food The recent report of a mouse allegedly found inside a Chipotle burrito bowl (See: NYC Chipotle customer allegedly 'bit into a rodent' inside burrito bowl: lawsuit | New York Post and Lawsuit claims woman is
The History of Rodent Issues in NYC Restaurants — And Why They Always Hurt the Business Rodent issues in New York City restaurants are not new—and every decade repeats the same pattern. A single incident, caught on video or posted online, quickly becomes a media event that hurts a restaurant’s brand, revenue, and regulatory standing.
🦖 Jurassic Pests: Why Your Building Needs More Than an Electrified Fence “Life finds a way.” Unfortunately… so do pests. Your building deserves better than chaos theory. At Bell Environmental and Bell Bird Control, we believe that creature chaos should stay in the movies—not in your buildings. While we’re not worried about Velociraptors in your
Don’t Let Pests Crash the Party: Cinco de Mayo Pest Control Tips for Commercial Properties 🌮🪳🕊️ Cinco de Mayo is a time for music, food, and spring celebrations—but for commercial property managers across NY, NJ, and CT, it’s also a reminder that pest season has arrived. While you’re prepping rooftops for tenant events and refreshing
