Over Labor Day weekend, news broke that unsafe levels of arsenic were detected in public housing in the East Village. The city has set up a water distribution site for residents in a parking lot, but has offered few other details on the situation.
RedditTenants lug cases of water back to their apartments at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village on Tuesday. The mayor's office confirmed Saturday that unsafe levels of arsenic were found in tap water at the NYCHA complex.Tenants lug cases of water back to their apartments at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village on Tuesday. The mayor's office confirmed Saturday that unsafe levels of arsenic were found in tap water at the NYCHA complex.
“We'll have our answers,” said Tenant Association President Daphne Williams, as she sat under a tent Tuesday afternoon distributing meals to residents. “This won't just go away.” Tenant Association President Daphne Williams says she's determined to get answers from the city on how long officials have known about unsafe levels of arsenic found at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village.Tenant Association President Daphne Williams says she's determined to get answers from the city on how long officials have known about unsafe levels of arsenic found at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village.
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