NYC Legionella inspections rose only gradually before latest Legionnaires' cluster in Manhattan ^8.1%

Gothamist - By Joe Hong - 7/6/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 15.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12% - Appeal to Authority 10.7%

City inspections of cooling towers — meant to prevent the spread of deadly Legionella bacteria — rose only gradually since last year’s near record lows, according to a Gothamist analysis of public data and numbers provided by New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In over 20% of buildings, owners had not submitted... more