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Legionella in Pipes Halts Showers | New York City News
Residents of Haven Plaza on the Lower East Side are enduring a month-long crisis where Legionella bacteria in the plumbing has forced them to boil water just to take a lukewarm shower—basic hygiene is impossible. Unlike the Upper East Side outbreak tied to cooling towers, this is a plumbing nightmare with no air conditioning culprit. After two confirmed Legionnaires’ cases—one in May 2025, another this year—the city mandated testing and remediation, which management says will begin July 28. But for residents, the delay is unbearable. The city doesn’t routinely inspect plumbing, leaving…
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