AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoLegionnaires’ Disease in the Bronx: NYC health officials ordered 10 cooling towers in the South Bronx—including one at Yankee Stadium and sites like Lincoln Hospital and Boricua College—to be drained, cleaned and disinfected after preliminary tests found Legionella. Culture results are still pending, and officials say the initial tests can’t confirm whether the bacteria were alive or identify the source. Subway Tragedy: Police are investigating the deaths of 24-year-old Rutgers grads Navam Kaul and Malaika Chitre, who were struck after ending up on the tracks at Manhattan’s Spring Street station; investigators are looking at what led them there, including whether alcohol or another factor played a role. Local Crime: A man was taken into custody after an alleged slashing of a teenager inside a Brooklyn synagogue. State Higher Ed: Marist launched the Empire State Promise, capping tuition (plus room and board) at $32,000 a year for eligible New York families making under $200,000. Transit Idea: Advocates are pushing renewed study of “through-running” trains that would run Long Island to New Jersey via Penn Station to cut delays and improve scheduling.
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