Epstein and Hoylman said the bill was directly inspired by the predicament residents of NYCHA’s Riis Houses faced when they were told to not use their taps for over a week due to a since-retracted discovery of arsenic in the water supply.
At a press conference Thursday morning, Adams told reporters that the city is presuming the Legionella traces are incorrect because they were discovered by the same independent contractor whose arsenic tests are now being put into question.
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Over Labor Day weekend, news broke that unsafe levels of arsenic was detected in the Jacob Riis Houses. The city has set up water faucets and distribution, but offered few other details on the evolving situation.