Curbed July 15, 2026 • 18:31

A Sensible New Yorker’s Guide to Legionella Season - Curbed

By Matthew Sedacca

A Sensible New Yorker’s Guide to Legionella Season - Curbed

With the latest Legionnaires’ outbreak in New York City, we talked to Columbia University’s Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr about whether you can drink tap water (yes) and whether you need to wear a hazmat suit walking past the Met (probably not).

In early July, the Upper East Side saw a cluster of Legionnaires cases. Then the Guggenheim and the Met tested positive for Legionella, which is the bacteria that causes the disease if inhaled. Late … [+6158 chars]

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