12 high-profile NYC bedbug scares

The United Nations is reportedly under siege by bedbugs — but it's not the only Gotham institution to battle the stigma-inducing pests

As one of New York's most-visited attractions, it's not surprising the Empire State Building had a bedbug scare.
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Some of New York City's most iconic buildings have faced attacks by the dreaded cimex lectularius, commonly known as the bedbug and more threatening, in its insidious way, than King Kong. Confirmed bedbug infestations in the Big Apple rose from 82 to 4,084 in the years 2004-2009, and unlucky apartment dwellers are not the only victims. Swank locations like the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and Lincoln Center are also dealing with bedbug reports. Here, a rundown of the pests' more major conquests:

1. The United Nations

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