NYC public advocate slams response to arsenic in tap water
First, it was positive, then negative. Jacob Riis Houses tenants have no idea if their tap water contains arsenic.
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First, it was positive, then negative. Jacob Riis Houses tenants have no idea if their tap water contains arsenic.
New York City's public advocate is blasting Mayor Eric Adams and NYCHA for their handling of arsenic found in the water at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village. Tenants told CBS2's Jessica Moore they share his frustration.
The city says the issue only impacts residents of the Jacob Riis Houses. The rest of the city's water is safe.
High levels of arsenic were detected, and for three days now thousands of people in the Jacob Riis Houses have been unable to drink or cook with their tap water. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
Residents of the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village are being told not to drink or cook with the water because of high levels of arsenic. CBS2's Astrid Martinez has the story.
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President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots rang out at the hotel where the event was taking place.
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