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 beleaguered tenants, who are waiting for more test results on tap water, are now at the mercy of Con Ed.
Residents at the Jacob Riis Houses say if it's not one thing, it's another. After days of dealing with cloudy and arsenic tap water, there are now more problems. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
Residents in a public housing complex in the East Village are still being told not to drink the water, days after being told elevated levels of arsenic were detected there. New test results show no contamination, but the city is waiting for more results to come back. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
Thousands of people are waiting for test results, and in the interim are now using water from cans.
New test results are in, after slightly elevated levels of arsenic were found in the water supply at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village. CBS2's Astrid Martinez has the story.
For the fourth day in a row, thousands of residents in the East Village are being told not to drink from the tap. Late last week, the city found slightly elevated levels of arsenic in the water. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
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.
Residents said they complained about the water for weeks before the city confirmed levels of arsenic, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Mayor Eric Adams says NYCHA started testing in early August after getting multiple complaints of cloudy water.
Thousands of NYCHA residents are being told not to drink or cook with their tap water after tests showed concerning levels of arsenic. CBS2's Alecia Reid has more from the Jacob Riis Houses.
New York City handed out bottles of water to tenants at a NYCHA complex in the East Village on Saturday after arsenic was found in the tap water. CBS2's Alecia Reid has more on the disturbing discovery at the Jacob Riis Houses.
Arsenic was discovered in the tap water at a New York City Housing Authority complex in the East Village. CBS2's Alecia Reid has details.
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