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 JessicaMooreTV they share his frustration.
at the NYCHA housing complex. Residents were told not to drink it or cook with it and given bottled water."If someone tells you, 'Whoa, we found arsenic. We're not sure, hold on,' and then you don't hear anything else, that doesn't make any sense," New York City Public Advocatesaid."NYCHA immediately needs to set up a time where the tenants can sit and ask them questions.
"They just feel like they can give us a little bit of information and we're supposed to believe it. No, we're not believing none of this. Who started this? How long y'all knew?" said Mary Canon, vice president of the Tenant Association.Tenants at Jacob Riis Houses losing their patience with city's response to tap water arsenic concerns
"I voted for him, my community voted for him, so he should be out here," Tenant Association President Daphne Williams said."I don't see him, so yes, I'm disappointed," Williams said.
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