I haven't actually seen any while living in NY, it wasn't untill I moved down south that I first lived in a place infested with them.
They wern't hard to ge rid of actually, Boric acid works great. Just sprinkle the powder around, and it gets into their skin making litte holes that causes them to dehydrate.
Poisons don't work that well, you have to keep reapplying them, boric acid lasts quite a while.
Total cost, about $4.50.
Hmmm, socialism and half of my income, or $4.50... hmmmm... :-P
Tough choice