Birdbaths beware, it's West Nile season: fines for standing water hit Queens

It’s West Nile season from April to October, and birdbaths all over the city are under attack according to the NYT. In Astoria, Joseph Pomares was fined $2000 for leaving water out for the birds because the bath could have become a breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitoes. Pomares and 698 other New Yorkers were fined last year for standing water violations, but most penalties were levied against construction sites or unsanitary swimming pools. Still, according to the city’s website, any amount of standing water is too much. Time to drain your fish pond.

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