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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.
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.
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.
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.
The MTA approved a contract to extend the Q Line to three new stations, with surface work slated to begin in September.
As NYC's long-awaited subway expansion finally gets the green light, some will be forced out as the MTA seizes properties.
Busta Rhymes ' honorific season continues with the news that he’ll be receiving the Hip Hop Icon Award during Harlem Week. Variety reports that Busta will receive the award, presented by the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, on Aug. 17 as part of Harlem Day, which is the final event that closes out Harlem Week for NYC residents.