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The City Says the UES Legionnaires’ Exposure Has Ended. It Still Can’t Say What Caused It.

Mike Mishkin July 31, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Legionnaires' disease outbreak that had the Upper East Side checking rooftops all month has stopped spreading, the city announced Friday. Read More...

A Sixth Person Has Died in the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak as Cases Reach 92

Mike Mishkin July 30, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ outbreak has claimed a sixth life, even as the city insists the worst of the cluster is over. City Health Read More...

A Fifth Person Has Died in the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak as Cases Climb to 82

Mike Mishkin July 22, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ outbreak has claimed a fifth life, the city’s Health Department confirmed Tuesday evening, deepening one of the most serious clusters Read More...

Fourth Person Dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak as Cases Reach 76

Mike Mishkin July 21, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Legionnaires’ cluster that has gripped the Upper East Side for weeks has now claimed a fourth life. City Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin confirmed Read More...

Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak Claims a Third Life, Even as the City Says New Cases Are Falling Off

Mike Mishkin July 19, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on the Upper East Side has claimed a third life, even as city health officials say new infections have slowed sharply. Read More...

First Death Reported in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak as Cluster Reaches 71 Cases

Mike Mishkin July 18, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on the Upper East Side has claimed its first life. According to the NYC Health Department, the community cluster centered in Read More...

Where the Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ Outbreak Stands: 64 Cases, 76 Buildings, and Still No Confirmed Source

Mike Mishkin July 15, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Two weeks after the first cases surfaced, the Legionnaires’ disease cluster centered on the Upper East Side has grown to 63 confirmed cases — and Read More...

City Releases List of 31 Buildings With Legionella-Positive Cooling Towers as Cluster Grows to 59 Cases

Mike Mishkin July 10, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The city has published the addresses of 31 Upper East Side buildings whose cooling towers tested positive for Legionella, the most detailed public accounting yet Read More...

Legionnaires’ Cluster Climbs to 36 Cases; First Impacted UES Building Identified

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ disease cluster has grown to 36 confirmed cases and 22 hospitalizations, with still no deaths reported, and for the first Read More...

Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Cluster Grows to 23 Cases, With Several Patients Critical

Mike Mishkin July 7, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

The Legionnaires’ disease cluster on the Upper East Side has climbed to 23 confirmed cases and 17 hospitalizations as of Monday, and health officials say Read More...