Arsenic was discovered in the tap water at a New York City Housing Authority complex in the East Village. alecia__reid has details.
The mayor says there's no evidence the cloudy water is attributed to arsenic, but the city is providing drinking water to every household while additional testing is being conducted.
"I'm really upset that they been knew and they're just now letting us know about it. Because they turned off our water one day and they said it was gonna be off from 9 to 5, and they turned it back on maybe around 12 something, 1 o'clock, and they said they were gonna be cleaning the tanks. That was about two weeks ago. So y'all been knew and you're just now letting us know. That's messed up," one resident said.
The mayor's office says this issue is limited to Riis Houses and that it is safe for New York City at large to continue drinking tap water.
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