Water tests at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village showed dangerous arsenic levels on Friday. But 'more precise testing' is now coming back negative, City Hall said.
"More precise testing" is now coming back negative for arsenic at the Jacob Riis Houses, City Hall said. However, more testing is being done.Residents of the New York City Housing Authority's Jacob Riis Houses in Manhattan spent part of the Labor Day holiday weekend picking up cases of water due to a concern about arsenic in the tap water.. However, on Monday the mayor's office said further testing showed a different result.
The spokesperson said authorities are waiting for test results from more than 100 additional water delivery points. Several residents told FOX 5 NY that they weren't properly notified of the danger or the need to avoid using their tap. Skepticism about safety in
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