A Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem has prompted concerns about NYC's health oversight after a decline in cooling tower inspectors, despite funding increases. Former Governor Cuomo seeks an independent probe into the city's handling of the crisis.

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.

Legionella, the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease, was discovered in 12 cooling towers on 10 Harlem buildings, including a city-run hospital and sex heal