Asphalt Green
Coverage of Asphalt Green in the Nexus archive.
- Four UES Buildings With Live Legionella Were Out of Compliance With Testing Rules, Records Show
Four Upper East Side buildings with live Legionella bacteria were not following city laws requiring monthly testing of cooling systems. The health department found 50 buildings in specific zip codes with positive Legionella results, including four non-compliant buildings. Staffing shortages in the health department have complicated efforts to address the outbreak, which has sickened 84 people and caused five deaths.
- From The Bronx to the Battery, More Funding for Free Swim Lessons
New York City Council allocated $1.5 million to Wave Makers, expanding free swim lessons for public school second graders from 6,000 to 9,000 students. The program, led by Wave Makers and Asphalt Green, aims to teach all 70,000 NYC public school second graders to swim through partnerships with 15 pools and creative scheduling at underused facilities.
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with cooling towers that contained illness-causing bacteria
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has sickened 46 people in Manhattan’s Carnegie Hill and Yorkville areas, with 31 Upper East Side buildings, including the Guggenheim Museum and Whole Foods Market, preliminarily testing positive for Legionella bacteria in cooling towers. City health officials report 19 towers have been cleaned, while 12 remain under remediation, emphasizing no confirmed risk from indoor plumbing or air systems.