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Agency Testimony

Commissioner Martin concludes testimony with appendix timeline reference

New York City Council · Sep 2, 2026 · starts 1:10:58 · 56 sec

Martin concludes by referencing a detailed day-by-day timeline appendix provided to the committee, reiterates the hearing is about honoring those who died, and expresses readiness to answer questions.

Commissioner Martin

Before I conclude my testimony, I'd like to direct your attention to the appendix and the printed copies you all have in front of you.

Commissioner Martin

I've walked through the major points in our response to the Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster this July, but this testimony is not a comprehensive report.

Commissioner Martin

To that end, we have included a

Commissioner Martin

timeline detailing every single step of our response day by day.

Commissioner Martin

I hope you'll find it a useful record.

Commissioner Martin

Each step we took to cut off any bacterial source was in service of keeping as many New Yorkers out of harm's way as possible.

Commissioner Martin

I want to end today where I began.

Commissioner Martin

This hearing is ultimately about honoring the people who died in connection with this summer's cluster.

Commissioner Martin

As we continue to discuss the technical details of our interventions, I want to keep their memory at the heart of this work.

Commissioner Martin

Thank you, and I look forward to your questions.

Lynn C. Schulman

Thank you, Commissioner.

Lynn C. Schulman

I'm now going to hand it over to Speaker Menon for her round of questioning.