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Upper East Side

7th person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

  • Jul 30

6th person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

  • Jul 28

Widow of Legionnaires' victim plans lawsuit as death toll reaches 5

  • Jul 22

Family of vet who died in Legionnaires' outbreak plans to sue

  • Jul 21

4th person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

  • Jul 21

A third person has died from Legionnaires, health officials announce

  • Jul 20

Second person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

  • Jul 19

1 person dead in connection to Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

  • Jul 17

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New York City health department says UES Legionnaires' cluster exposure has ended

  • Jul 31
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  • Mar 27
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Zohran Mamdani announces his appointments for first deputy mayor, chief of staff

  • Nov 10, 2025
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Therapeutic miniature horses visit seniors on the Upper East Side

  • Oct 21, 2025
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What we know about the Midtown mass shooting victims

  • Jul 29, 2025
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New Yorkers react to Trump's move to pull the plug on congestion pricing program

  • Feb 19, 2025
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DOJ orders prosecutors to drop corruption case against Mayor Adams

  • Feb 11, 2025
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90-year-old woman hit, killed by car on Upper East Side, police say

  • Feb 6, 2025

Latest Stories

Schools, nursing home and Met Museum among buildings flagged in Legionella outbreak

Among the buildings ordered to take action is the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. A spokesperson for the museum said follow-up testing is underway and there is no risk to staff or visitors.

  • Jul 16

Legionnaires' outbreak: 76 buildings test positive for Legionella bacteria in preliminary testing

Of the 183 cooling towers in the area that were sampled, there are no other outstanding tests waiting for results.

  • Jul 15

City answers questions at town hall amid growing Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

Health officials have not yet identified the exact source of the outbreak, which is affecting multiple Upper East Side neighborhoods, including Carnegie Hill, Yorkville and Lenox Hill.

  • Jul 14

Upper West Side building independently finds Legionella bacteria in hot water system

The owners of a building on the Upper West Side, not linked to the current outbreak on the East Side, performed the test on their own

  • Jul 13

Legionnaires' outbreak: 31 NYC cooling towers test positive for Legionella bacteria

City officials released a preliminary list of 31 building addresses where cooling towers have tested positive for Legionella bacteria.

  • Jul 11