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Legionnaires disease

A body-painted model approaches two men in Times Square (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images).
Aug 21

Next Week/This Week: The Naked and the Dead

The Observer Politics team bares all about the week that was—and the week that will be.
By Observer Politics Team
Mayor Bill de Blasio is being lambasted on Twitter for tweeting out a mock New York Post cover from his official account. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Aug 18

De Blasio Hails New ‘Universe’ of Legionnaires’ Regulations

Bill de Blasio pledged "hundreds and hundreds of city workers" to find and clean cooling towers to prevent another Legionnaire's outbreak.
By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Aug 17

Cuomo Announces Statewide Legionnaires’ Disease Regulations

The state has adopted the same regulations to combat legionella in cooling towers the City Council passed last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference updating the public on the Legionnaires' outbreak in the Bronx at Lincoln Hospital. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Aug 14

Next Week/This Week: Legionnaires’ of Doom

By Observer Politics Team
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson. (Photo: William Alatriste for the New York City Council)
Aug 13

Council Passes Bill to Regulate Cooling Towers After Deadly Legionnaires’ Outbreak

By Ross Barkan
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference to address the Legionnaire's disease outbreak earlier this month. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Aug 13

Legionnaires’ Outbreak Contained in the South Bronx, de Blasio Says

By Jillian Jorgensen
Comptroller Scott Stringer and Mayor BIll de Blasio.
Aug 12

De Blasio and Stringer Clash Over City’s Handling of Legionnaires’ Disease

By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito say they'll work together on legionella regulations. (Photo: Mark Lennihan-Pool/Getty Images)
Aug 11

Cuomo, de Blasio and Mark-Viverito Announce ‘Joint’ Regulations for Legionella

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio greets seniors in the Bronx today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer)
Aug 11

Questions About Legionnaires’ ‘Hot Spot’ Hotel Anger Bill de Blasio

By Ross Barkan
Latoya Joyner. (Photo: Latoya Joyner for Assembly/Flickr)
Aug 11

Assemblywoman Will Introduce Bill to Fund Tests for Legionnaires’

By Ross Barkan
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett discuss new legislation to combat Legionnaires' disease. (Photo: William Alatriste for the New York City Council)
Aug 10

Cuomo and de Blasio Offer Differing Answers to Legionnaires’ Disease Crisis

By Jillian Jorgensen and Will Bredderman
State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker (Photo: Bryan Thomas for Getty Images)
Aug 7

State and Federal Inspectors Headed to the Bronx for Legionnaires’ Disease Fight

By Will Bredderman
Bill de Blasio and Louis CK stop for a picture outside City Hall. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)
Aug 7

Next Week/This Week: There’s a Lot of Comedy at City Hall

By Observer Politics Team
Subway riders wait on the platform. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Aug 6

Afternoon Bulletin: Subway Stations Lose Trash Cans, Busta Rhymes Arrested in Chelsea

By Elizabeth Gurdus
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Aug 6

City Orders All Cooling Towers to Be Disinfected as Legionnaires’ Death Toll Climbs

By Ross Barkan
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
Aug 6

Diaz Rips de Blasio Administration for Not Bringing Feds in to Fight Legionnaire’s

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett at a 2014 press conference. (Photo: Rob Bennett/Mayoral Photography Office)
Aug 4

Bronx Legionnaires’ Outbreak Is ‘Largest’ in New York City’s History

By Jillian Jorgensen
Aug 3

Afternoon Bulletin: Stores Will Stop Selling Illegal Toy Guns, Alligator on the Loose

By Catherine Rafter
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo shared a moment at 2013's year's Columbus Day Parade, but this year they steered clear of one another. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jul 31

Next Week/This Week: Il Mio Cuomo

By Observer Politics Team
Mayor Bill de Blasio today. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer)
Jul 30

Bill de Blasio: ‘No Reason for Alarm’ Over Legionnaires’ Outbreak

By Ross Barkan
One slightly less expensive way to cool off (Getty)
Jul 29

Afternoon Bulletin: This Heat Wave Isn’t Going Anywhere

By Alexander Rabinowitz
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