NYC Council speaker blasts health department over UES Legionnaires' cases
New York City has tested about 150 cooling towers for Legionella bacteria and detected it in at least one on Manhattan's Upper East side.
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New York City has tested about 150 cooling towers for Legionella bacteria and detected it in at least one on Manhattan's Upper East side.
There are dozens of confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease, and 22 people have been hospitalized. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
A nonprofit is calling on New York City to take even more action to prevent Legionnaires' disease as the cluster on the Upper East Side continues to grow. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
The City Council speaker wrote a letter to NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin, saying she was "deeply concerned." CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Cooling tower testing continues on New York City's Upper East Side as the number of Legionnaires' disease cases continues to grow.
A Legionnaires' disease cluster on the Upper East Side is expanding. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
With the number of Legionnaires' disease cases now at 23, New York City is aggressively testing more than 150 cooling towers on Upper East Side buildings.
The city has made progress testing more than 150 cooling towers on buildings in three impacted zip codes as the number of cases grows to 23. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
The Legionnaires' disease cluster on the Upper East Side has grown to 23 cases, the New York City Health Department confirmed Monday.
New York City health officials say there have been 23 confirmed cases in an area that has expanded from two to three zip codes. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has more on what's being done to try and stop the outbreak.
Health concerns intensified as the number of Legionnaires' cases increased to 18 on Manhattan's Upper East Side. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
The cause of the cluster in the Carnegie Hill and Yorkville neighborhoods is unclear.
A cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases on New York City's Upper East Side is under investigation, health officials say.
A cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases on New York City's Upper East Side is under investigation, health officials say.
At least two people on the Upper East Side have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin joined CBS News New York to talk about signs and symptoms of the disease.
The New York City health department is investigating two cases of Legionnaires' disease at an East Village housing complex.
New York City's Department of Health is evaluating an East Village apartment complex after two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease over the course of a year.
The health department is evaluating an apartment complex on the Upper East Side after they say two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in the span of a year.
New York City's Department of Health is monitoring two buildings in Harlem over concerns of Legionnaires'.
The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in water at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey.
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The acting health commissioner gave the warning at a New York City Council hearing on the response to the deadly Legionnaires' disease cluster in Harlem.
New York City's investigation into a deadly Legionnaires' disease cluster in Central Harlem is over, the city Health Department says.
The Health Department says the deadly outbreak is over, with no new cases since earlier this month.
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The potential for severe storms and downpours returns to the Tri-State Area Monday as sweltering temperatures continue.
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Monday will be a First Alert Weather Day due to the possibility of afternoon and evening thunderstorms and high heat indices near 100 degrees.
The New York area will get some brief relief Sunday from the humid weather.
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The potential for severe storms and downpours returns to the Tri-State Area Monday as sweltering temperatures continue.
Monday will be a First Alert Weather Day due to the possibility of afternoon and evening thunderstorms and high heat indices near 100 degrees.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
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