Families sue NYC over 2025 Harlem Legionnaires' disease outbreak

Families of victims of last year's Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem are suing New York City, alleging neglect and failures to follow regulations.

Grieving families and survivors of a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to city-owned buildings in Harlem sued the Big Apple on Thursday — demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani take action as he deals with a new deadly cluster. The trio of lawsuits unveiled by the Rev. Al Sharpton and civil rights attorney Ben Crump