Hundreds of NYC cooling towers were cited for Legionella testing violations since last year

We need to stop the crisis before it starts," he said of the beefed-up requirement -- which would employ plumbers to do the ...

Manhattan buildings must clean cooling towers amid Legionnaires’ outbreak

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — The NYC Department of Health has ordered “multiple” buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to drain, clean and disinfect their rooftop cooling towers as the ...
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NYC Legionnaires' deaths hit three as rooftop tower law fails its first test

Legionnaires disease has killed three and sickened 74 in New York City's Upper East Side. Anyone in ZIP codes 10028, 10075, ...

New York Is Having a Legionnaires’ Outbreak. Here’s What to Know.

Health officials had not identified the source of the bacteria but said they were optimistic about finding a culprit.
CNN

NYC Legionnaires’ disease cases rise to 90 as city health officials propose new cooling tower regulations

Health officials in New York City say a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has grown to 90 cases, including three deaths. The update comes days after New York City’s health department ...
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A Legionnaires’ outbreak from NYC cooling towers has grown to 60 cases

Sixty residents of Manhattan’s Upper East Side have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in a fast-moving outbreak tied ...
The Art Newspaper

Legionella detected in cooling towers at the Metropolitan Museum, Cooper Hewitt and Jewish Museum

As the outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease continues on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a new city report shows more art ...
Gothamist

NYC scrambled to recruit, onboard new cooling tower inspectors before deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak

The New York City health department was still scrambling to hire, onboard and train new water ecologists to help prevent and contain Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks — a stated priority for the ...