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In a Zoom call Tuesday, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene revealed that two tenants at the Haven Plaza complex had been diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease. Health officials advised residents to temporarily stop taking showers while tests of the water in the complex are underway. The bacteria that causes the disease is transmitted via inhalation of water vapor.
“There are a lot of older people in these buildings, so it’s super dangerous,” Dana Cruz, president of the Haven Plaza tenant association, told THE CITY.
In The Bronx, no Manhattan-bound 6 trains between St. Lawrence Avenue and Whitlock Avenue from 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Jessica Bonamusa spends all year thinking about city pools, spas and saunas and the microbes that thrive in them. But when the weather warms up in the lead-up to the first beach weekend, her attention turns to the sea. Meet her team who test New York’s waterways for safety and quality — i.e. how much sewage is there, really?
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Reporter’s Notebook
No “New York For All”
A long-overdue state budget deal was finally released Thursday, but it left out a provision known as “New York For All,” which would have limited cooperation between local police and probation departments and federal immigration authorities.
The budget deal does include new protections for immigrants across the state — like one that prohibits local jails from contracting with ICE and another that bars formal 287g agreements, in which local police departments are deputized to act as immigration agents.
But immigrant advocates say it’s less formal collaboration with ICE that often funnels New Yorkers into custody. THE CITY previously reported on dozens of lawsuits where immigrants alleged local police and probation departments outside of New York City had handed them off to ICE agents, the type of coordination that’s strictly prohibited by the city’s sanctuary laws.
— Gwynne Hogan
Hurricane Season
It’s set to be a "below normal" Atlantic hurricane season, officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
But that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods. They predict that between June 1 and Nov. 30, NOAA expects eight to 14 named storms with winds of at least 39 miles per hour in the Atlantic. Of those, three to six could be hurricanes with winds of at least 74 miles per hour, and there could be one to three major hurricanes with winds of at least 111 miles per hour.
"Even though we're expecting a below-average season in the Atlantic, it's very important to understand that it only takes one," says NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs during a briefing. He added that powerful and destructive category five hurricanes have made landfall during below-average seasons.
Climate change makes oceans warmer, which makes for stronger hurricanes. Stronger hurricanes can bring heavier rainfall and higher storm surge, both of which can be more destructive and cause widespread flooding.
Friday, May 22: Native New Yorker and performing artist DJ Yup That’s J spins a set full of rhythm and storytelling at the Perelman Performing Arts Center. Free, at 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 23: Bronx Music Halls hosts a symposium on the lyrics of bachata and its role in the Dominican Republic with scholars, musicians and poets convening for a day of poetry, dance and discussion. Tickets range from $10 to $20, starting at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24: Build your own kinetic sculpture — artwork that incorporates movement into its design — with puppeteers and filmmakers Alex and Olmsted at their DIY Automata workshop at Lincoln Center. No prior experience necessary, and open to anyone who loves working with their hands, or artists looking to learn a new technique. Free, at 1 p.m.
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