[Oberon]

It probably corresponds to the decimation of the area's bat population by white-nose disease.

Bats eat an amazing number of mosquitos.

[americanophile]

Could be.

[stonehouse01]

Don’t forget that the greenie windmills kill bats at night. Agreed - bats are amazingly talented at eating pounds of mosquitos per night!

I don’t know details about whether or not NYC even has a bat population. They like our old barn to have their babies in - no barns in NYC, however!!