New York City's taxpayer-funded safe injection site faces criticism as locals report public intercourse and defecation disrupting their East Harlem community.

The deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak gripping Harlem has city officials in hot water — as locals accused them Friday of dropping the ball on life-saving inspections and needlessly slow-walking revealing exactly where the disease hit.

Harlem Hospital Center and a public health clinic are among the buildings with cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, during an outbreak in Harlem,

Powered by rebuilt Detroit Diesel 8V92 turbocharged engines, the Harlem Rocket operates at speeds between 10 and 20 knots on routes around Manhattan and New York Harbor. Up to eight tours will run daily, six days a week, with professional crews and tour guides leading passengers past iconic city landmarks.

The museum’s long-awaited new building will open amid a changing neighborhood and in tense political times. For many in the community, it couldn’t come soon enough.