Ida Goldstein, the bereaved widow of a man killed in the current Legionnaire’s outbreak striking the Upper East Side, plans on filing a negligence lawsuit against a building owner in connection with his death.
Ida Goldstein, the bereaved widow of a man killed in the current Legionnaire’s outbreak striking the Upper East Side, plans on filing a negligence lawsuit against a building owner in connection with his death. ( Photo: Jack Ahern )

Ida Goldstein says that her husband Robert was killed due to negligent disease monitoring by a building owner in the area. The outbreak has sickened 82 people overall, killing five, with 34 buildings testing positive for live bacteria.

Widow of Man Killed in UES Legionnaires’ Outbreak Plans Lawsuit

22 Jul 2026 | 11:54
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As a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak continues to claim lives on the Upper East Side, a widow of a local man killed by the illness on July 17 has announced plans to file a lawsuit over his death.

Ida Goldstein says that her otherwise healthy 88-year-old husband Robert, who notably served in the United...

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