Harlem, Legionnaires' disease
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Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in a decade, the Rev. Al Sharpton charged Tuesday.
Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires' disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are suing contractors they allege failed to safeguard water cooling towers at the building against contamination by the bacteria that causes the illness.
Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
Two construction workers are suing over workplace safety after being hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease amid a deadly outbreak in central Harlem. Their illnesses came after working near a Harlem Hospital Center cooling tower that tested positive for the bacteria that causes the disease.
Cops received a 911 call for an assault in progress on W. 128th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. Responding officers found the victim with multiple stab wounds throughout his body.
A 51-year-old Queens man was stabbed multiple times in a brutal midday attack on a Harlem street Friday, collapsing outside an apartment building before being rushed to the hospital where he later died.
The transit agency inked a nearly $2 billion contract on Monday to begin major construction work on a subway line that's been floated for a century.
As part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2025 Summer at The Hall series, the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters made a special appearance with a live performance, interactive basketball
The event, set for Sept. 9, will honor influential figures such as Ruth Carter, Christiane Pendarvis and Usher.