Tenants in NYC building haven't showered in months over Legionnaires' find, as some ask where's Mamdani?
Tenants at a New York City apartment complex have been unable to shower for two months following the discovery of Legionnaires' disease bacteria in their water system. Residents are criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his perceived lack of attention to their local crisis while he focuses on national and international political issues.
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The situation underscores the friction between local governance responsibilities and the political priorities of elected officials.
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Steamed tenants in an Alphabet City apartment complex haven’t showered in two months after Legionnaires’ disease-causing bacteria were found in the water system — with many raising a stink over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s focus uptown and beyond.
The residents at Haven Plaza — alongside local lawmakers — held a rally Thursday blasting the confused, plodding response by city health officials and the five-building Avenue C complex’s management.
The slow-motion effort not only overlapped with a separate outbreak on the Upper East Side, but also unfolded at the same time as Mamdani’s attention-grabbing call to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and botched rollout of a list of luxury second homes that “may” be hit by a new pied-à-terre tax.
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