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Cooling Tower Crisis Hits Upper East Side | New York City News
Legionnaires’ disease is exploding on the Upper East Side, with 84 sick and 5 dead — and over 50 buildings testing positive for the deadly bacteria, including major spots like Asphalt Green and the Cooper Hewitt Museum, which ignored the city’s new mandatory monthly cooling tower testing law. While some buildings claim negative tests from private labs, the health department found live Legionella — and staffing shortages are crippling enforcement, with only 35 water ecologists on deck instead of the required 56. City Council Speaker Juliana Menin is demanding emergency action, proposing to…
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