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legionnaires

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)

Next Week/This Week: Legionnaires’ of Doom

So, what actually happened this week and why should you care?
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)

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

The City Council hopes this bill will prevent future deadly outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease.
By Ross Barkan
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 06: People walk in an area of the Bronx which is the center of the outbreak Legionnaires disease on August 6, 2015 in New York City. It is believed that cooling towers in the area contributed to the illness which is believed to be contracted by inhaling mists from contaminated bacteria in the water source. The Bronx, and specifically the area around the Opera Hotel on East 149th Street, is in the middle of the largest outbreak of Legionnaires disease in New York City's history. New York authorities announced that as of Wednesday night the illness has now sickened nearly 100 people since July 10, with at least eight people having died. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Legionnaires’ Disease: Why Is the Mayor AWOL Again?

The death toll is now 12, and the number of confirmed cases has risen to 115 from the worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the city’s history.
By The Editors
Mayor Bill de Blasio greets seniors in the Bronx today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer)

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

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

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)

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

By Jillian Jorgensen and Will Bredderman
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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

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

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

By Ross Barkan
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