New York City is facing new lawsuits related to last year’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, with the support of Ben Crump (right) and the Reverend Al Sharpton (right). At an August 6 presser, June Cooley (above, center) said that her family has “PTSD” over her mother’s infection.
New York City is facing new lawsuits related to last year’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, with the support of Ben Crump (right) and the Reverend Al Sharpton (right). At an August 6 presser, June Cooley (above, center) said that her family has “PTSD” over her mother’s infection. ( Photo: National Action Network/YouTube)

The outbreak sickened 114 people last summer, killing seven, with dozens now filing suit against New York City and NYC Health + Hospitals. The announcement comes a week after a separate outbreak on the Upper East Side, which also killed seven people, was declared contained.

New Lawsuits Filed Over Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak
07 Aug 2026 | 06:50
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Dozens of Harlem residents are now suing New York City over its response to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ in the neighborhood last summer, which sickened 114 people and killed seven. NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation and multiple contractors are also listed as defendants.

The outbreak lasted between...

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