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Harlem Hospital’s cooling towers sparked deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, Rev. Al Sharpton charges — as locals blame NYC-owned buildings

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. Sharpton, ...

Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak: Ben Crump and Al Sharpton To Sue Construction Firm

Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton will announce a lawsuit against a construction company accused of causing the outbreak.

51-year-old man fatally stabbed on street in Harlem

Cops received a 911 call for an assault in progress on W. 128th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. Responding officers found ...

Lloyd Williams, Who Helped Spur Harlem’s Revival, Dies at 80

As head of the area’s Chamber of Commerce, he capitalized on the community’s heritage to promote economic development.
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Former Harlem Globetrotter, Richmond alum ‘Clyde the Glide’ has died

Former Harlem Globetrotter and Maggie L. Walker High School graduate Clyde "the Glide" Austin has died, according to family ...

East Harlem residents and businesses forced out by MTA construction

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun the process of legally seizing property in East Harlem to clear the way ...

Legionnaires' cluster in Harlem nears triple digits; 15 patients hospitalized

What are the symptoms of this type of pneumonia, called Legionnaires' disease, and how do you treat it? Here's what you need ...