Health Department to Spray Pesticide to Reduce the Number of Mosquitoes and the Risk of West Nile Virus in Selected Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island
To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus, the Health
Department will spray pesticide from trucks in parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan
and Staten Island on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 between the hours of
8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning, weather permitting. In case
of bad weather, application will be delayed until Thursday, September
10, 2015 during the same hours. The neighborhoods listed below are being
treated due to rising West Nile virus activity and have high mosquito
populations.