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It's Monday in New York City, where inspections of cooling towers — meant to prevent the spread of deadly Legionella bacteria — have risen only gradually since last year’s near record lows, according to a Gothamist analysis.
The sluggish rate of compliance came ahead of a new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease the health department identified on the Upper East Side late last week.
It also follows a deadly outbreak in Central Harlem last summer that killed seven people and hospitalized 90.
Here's what we know about the sharp drop in cooling tower inspections under Mayor Eric Adams — and the health department's response this year.
The 120-year-old 149th Street-Grand Concourse subway station in the Bronx got a $123 million renovation — complete with new elevators — after years of delays.
A sea plane made a hard landing into the East River yesterday, according to police. All eight passengers were safely rescued.
The NYPD said eight people, including four children, were shot at a family barbecue in Coney Island late on July 4. Hours later, someone shot a police officer in an unmarked car in Crown Heights.
There were about 57,000 vacantrent-stabilized apartments in New York City last year, according to self-reporting from landlords.
A whale hit a New Jersey fire rescue boat on Saturday after the Sail4th celebrations, giving the firefighters on board only seconds to jump off before the vessel sank near Raritan Bay off Staten Island.
For three consecutive years, state officials say they've found concerningly low levels of young striped bass when surveying 13 sites in the lower Hudson River.
