Morning Headlines: NYC Council Presses for More Cooling Tower Tests, Hearing on Bronx Housing Plan for Formerly Incarcerated, and NYPD Says Hate Crimes Against Jewish New Yorkers Remain High

New York City Council members are pushing for more frequent testing of cooling towers following this summer’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak, though some public health experts warn that testing alone won’t prevent future cases. Meanwhile, the Council is holding a hearing today on a proposal to build specialized housing for formerly incarcerated people on a Bronx hospital campus, but Mayor Eric Adams has withdrawn his support for the project. Plus, while overall hate crimes have declined from their peak two years ago, NYPD officials report that crimes targeting Jews remain higher than pre-2023 levels.