Guggenheim Among NYC Buildings Cleaning Up After Legionnaires’ Outbreak
TL;DR
New York City's Guggenheim Museum was among 31 Upper East Side buildings ordered to clean and disinfect cooling towers amid a legionnaires’ outbreak; the museum has completed remediation and remains open, with officials noting a positive test does not confirm a source or pose risk to occupants, as more than 50 people have been diagnosed and no deaths have been reported.
- Guggenheim museum in New York City tests positive for legionnaires’ disease The Guardian
- NYC Legionnaires' outbreak: Upper West Side building independently finds Legionella bacteria in hot water system ABC7 New York
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with cooling towers that contained illness-causing bacteria amNewYork
- UWS Building’s Hot Water System Tests Positive for Legionella Bacteria, Memo Shows West Side Rag
- Mayor Mamdani Takes Aggressive Action to Address Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Disease Community Cluster NYC.gov
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