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Multiple buildings within a one-block radius of the 86th Street-Lexington Avenue express station tested positive for Legionella, July 13, 2026. (Ben Fractenberg/The City Reporter)
Low salaries and burnout that make it hard to recruit and retain specialists, including water ecologists, are to blame for the staff shortages, members of Local 3005 contend. The Health Department’s current vacancy rate is more than 8%, higher than the citywide agency average of less than 6%, figures from the city comptroller’s office show.
The union is calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to fill the workforce gaps so the city can better handle multiple coinciding public health problems. This summer, those include the impacts of extreme heat and wildfire smoke as well as a surge in food poisoning.
“We have just been getting hit with thing after thing, and everyone is stretched thin and burnt out,” said Meghan Peterson, president of Local 3005, which is negotiating its first agreement since 2017 around quality-of-life and other issues facing its members.
Some low-income co-op buildings in the city are getting new electric stoves thanks to state funding. At one Lower East Side building, residents had gone years without cooking gas.
Three people have died from Legionnaires’ disease in the ongoing Upper East Side outbreak, according to city officials — the first deaths reported in the cluster, which was initially detected in early July.
The Health Department did not release the people’s identities or other information about them. Commissioner Alister Martin expressed his condolences to their loved ones in a statement, adding that the agency hasn’t identified anyone with new symptoms for more than a week and isn’t seeing any “concerning trends” from hospitals’ emergency department data.
“We believe the source of exposure has likely been eliminated due to our aggressive remediation and enforcement efforts,” he said.
“I'm so grateful to the Parks employees who worked tirelessly to make these repairs and get Red Hook Pool back open,” Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura said in a statement.
Adult lap swim is also returning to the longtime neighborhood amenity, starting Monday at 7 a.m.
The Parks Department is celebrating the 90th anniversary of 11 pools, including Red Hook, that all opened with federal funds in the summer of 1936.
The pool and recreation center near Brooklyn’s waterfront is set to undergo a $122 million renovation beginning in 2028.
— Katie Honan
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Monday, July 20: Join fellow urbanists in Astoria to learn about how city Open Streets work, what they’ve accomplished and what’s next. Free, Heart of Gold, 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 21: Head to Domino Square on Williamsburg’s waterfront for outdoor screenings of “Luca” and “The Warriors.” Free, Domino Park, 4-9 p.m.
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