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City Council speaker
Coverage of City Council speaker in the Nexus archive.
- Attacker shouting ‘allahu akbar’ stabs Jewish man with a screwdriver in NYC
An attacker shouting 'allahu akbar' stabbed a Jewish man with a screwdriver in New York City's Upper West Side. Two victims, one Jewish and one non-Jewish, are in stable condition. City Council speaker described the incident as appearing antisemitic.
- What You Need To Know About Legionnaires’ Disease as Upper East Side Outbreak Persists
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has infected 63 people, with 76 buildings testing positive for Legionella bacteria. Fifty-seven buildings have been cleaned, while 19 remain to be disinfected by Thursday. City Council Speaker Julie Menin criticized the Health Department for delays in enforcing a new testing law and raised concerns about vulnerable seniors in affected neighborhoods.