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Posted on 07/12/2026 3:56:38 PM PDT by Libloather
The Guggenheim Museum is among the 31 Upper East Side buildings where the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was detected, officials revealed.
The museum, at 1071 Fifth Ave., and the owners of 18 other properties have already cleaned and disinfected their tainted water-cooling towers, according to the city Department of Health, which on Friday identified all of the infected properties by address.
The other 12 buildings were ordered to complete the deep cleaning to eradicate the Legionella bacteria by Saturday. It is not yet clear if they all complied with the timeframe.
The Guggenheim — which has an average of 1,100 daily visitors — was not ordered to shut down at any point, the DOH said.
The museum told The Post Saturday it took immediate remediation steps after it learned of the presence of Legionella bacteria.
“The city has confirmed that there is no additional action needed at this time, and this poses no risk to anyone inside the building,” a Guggenheim spokesperson said, adding that the museum conducts monthly cooler tower testing and treatment.
“The safety of our staff and the public are the utmost priority, and we are continuing to follow all city guidelines.”
The museum would not say if it had reached out to patrons who may have visited when Legionella bacteria were in the cooling system.
The city has issued a blanket warning to anyone who lives, works or has visited the infected neighborhood since late June to immediately contact a health care provider upon developing flu-like symptoms.
The full list of infected buildings released on the city’s preliminary list is:
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Just part of moohamadani’s sharing initiative.
I recall back in Art History class of High School, seeing photos of the famous Guggenheim Museum and thinking it looked like either a mixing bowl or a Roller Rink for skateboarders.
Maybe this is contemporary performance art.
The restrooms, however, will proudly continue to host a rich variety of microorganisms that reflect the diverse cultures and lifestyles of New York City.
The warmth of socialism in New York requires a check by thermometer.
In New York the compliance is the right amount of cash to the right inspectors at the right time.
Someone under 21 in NY: “What is a museum?”
Perhaps the maintenance people of these buildings contaminated with Legionnaires disease should pay more attention to the HVAC cooling systems.
Legionnaires’ disease is indeed controlled through the better inspection and maintenance of HVAC systems, specifically those that utilize water for cooling.
At least 1 building is on the verge of collapse. What 31 buildings are contaminated with Legionnaires and oddly the Jewish section of NYC has rolling brown-outs.
I blame it on Mondami and the “catholic” governor.
Back in the 80s they traced a legionnaires outbreak to NYC cabbies who were piping the dashboard ac through plastic tubing to rear passengers behind the plexiglass. Any dips in the tubing would collect and trap condensate.
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