Source: New York Post
The posh High Line Hotel has tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease – which has killed seven people in the Big Apple so far this summer — and its operator is allegedly refusing requests by workers to warn guests about the outbreak, The Post has learned. According to union leadership of the 40,000-strong Hotel & Gaming Trades Council (HTC), the High Line Hotel, owned by MCR – the third-largest hotel owner-operator in the US – performed a Legionella test several weeks ago that measured 170 cfu/ml. When the union asked them to provide proof of remediation, the hotel, where rooms average over $400 for a Friday night stay, initially refused but finally relented after an arbitration hearing, at which point the workers returned to their posts.
