Public weighs in on NYC's new plan to fight Legionnaires' disease
As CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports, a City Council hearing on Wednesday that went on for hours addressed many issues.
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As CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports, a City Council hearing on Wednesday that went on for hours addressed many issues.
Officials are taking a closer look at the city's handling of the Legionnaires' outbreak this summer and how to protect New Yorkers from future outbreaks. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
City health officials are expected to be pressed on what went wrong and what needs to change after the latest deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
City officials said they want to expand oversight of cooling towers, which can contain Legionella bacteria. The plan is to track registered towers and crack down on unregistered ones.
CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports on the strict new measures announced ahead of Wednesday's City Council hearing.
New York City is promising tougher enforcement and better tracking of cooling towers, where Legionella bacteria can grow. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to ramp up the city's response to Legionnaires' disease after a deadly outbreak this summer. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Two more people who were sickened in the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster have died, health officials announced Friday.
Two more people who were sickened in the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster have died, health officials announced Friday.
Two more deaths have been reported in connection to the Legionnaires' disease cluster on the Upper East Side, health officials said Friday.
Two more deaths have been reported in connection to the Legionnaires' disease cluster on the Upper East Side, health officials said Friday.
The New York Hotel and Gaming Trades Council claims The High Line Hotel tested positive for Legionella bacteria twice this summer.
The health department is testing a luxury hotel in Chelsea for Legionella bacteria after workers claim it has tested positive multiple times this summer. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Several lawsuits were announced Thursday against New York City and others connected to a deadly 2025 Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem.
Harlem residents are demanding accountability for the deadly 2025 Legionnaires' outbreak. Lawsuits were filed Thursday against the city and others. CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley reports.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
A seventh person has died from Legionnaires' disease in connection with the Upper East Side cluster, New York City's health commissioner said Thursday.
City officials said there have been no new cases in the past two weeks, and they believe the source has been eliminated.
As CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports, there are also concerns about Legionnaires' disease in the East Village. The city Health Department says it has confirmed at least two cases in an apartment complex there.
Suffolk County officials said the tower is on the roof of the Riverhead Supreme Court.
Epstein discusses the city's response to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak on the Upper East Side, and much more.
The Legionnaires' disease cluster on the Upper East Side is up to 87 cases as of Thursday night.
Speaker Julie Menin says an emergency City Council hearing within the next couple of weeks will address the outbreak.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked Wednesday about criticism over how the city health department has handled the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster.
