Preventing Pests in Your Home

In which borough should your idea take place? Manhattan

Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?

Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.

Low income individuals

Older adults

Public housing residents

People with disabilities

Describe the challenge you want to address:

Increased chance of pests due to poor infrastructure

Lack of action by landlords/building owners

Lack of funds for professional pest control

Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:

Create and make digitally available an information packet containing steps to report pest issues to the city, as well as practical, low cost solutions to pest issues residents can implement themselves. Include how-to videos for practical solutions, and scripts for calls to 311, etc..

Gather donations of supplies such as metal mesh and anti-rat expanding foam and make available for pickup at centralized locations.

Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:

Virtual