Commissioner Martin on public communication and outreach efforts

We were also working to keep the public informed.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

My team and I were in close communication with our colleagues across city government, including members of this council, our partners at City Hall, and the mayor directly.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We also worked collaboratively with community

partners and healthcare providers who have long-standing relationships on the Upper East Side and are well-suited to be trusted messengers in moments of crisis.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

Above all, we spoke directly to the public and to New Yorkers who live and work on the Upper East Side in particular, starting the Friday of that holiday weekend.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We canvassed neighborhoods in the investigation area.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

There, we handed out flyers, answered questions.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

I joined my team of community health workers on the streets of the Upper East Side that weekend to speak directly with New Yorkers.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were closely with members of the press to make sure New Yorkers were hearing the most up-to-date information from me across all platforms, on TV, in the news, in the headlines, and on the radio.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We placed ads on LinkNYC boards and on radio stations.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We pushed alerts to New Yorkers'devices through NotifyNYC in collaboration with our partners at NYSM.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

At every stage of the investigation, we were direct, we were transparent.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

In total, more than 260 health department staff members supported this response.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

And that includes scientists who interviewed and reviewed records for more than 150 potential cases, collected samples from more than 180 cooling towers,

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

and perform more than 360 different tests on those samples.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

In addition, our community health workers and communication specialists distributed over 6,000 informational flyers and palm cards in three languages, hosted a webinar for healthcare providers, held multiple public briefings in town halls,

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

which had approximately 2,000 attendees across all events.

They should have as much information as those who are comfortable with it.

If you live or work in a building with a cooling tower, your landlord should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We issued nine public updates and provided daily updates on nyc.gov slash legionnaires and on social media, which received more than 2 million impressions.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.

We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.