Mayor Adams declares water at Riis Houses is now safe, drinks water

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. Saturday September 10, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT [Mayor Adams declares water at Riis Houses is now safe, drinks water]( [New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan drink tap water from a sink at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village. Residents of the public housing complex had been warned not to drink the water due to claims of the water being contaminated with arsenic.]( [The mayor’s office announced Saturday that the city has reviewed the final water test and concluded the water at the Jacob Riis Houses is safe.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [A COVID-19 vaccine booster advertisement is displayed in the New York City subway, January 9th, 2022.]( [Updated COVID-19 boosters are here. Do New Yorkers, Jerseyites need to take them and when?]( [Here's your guide to finding the updated COVID-19 boosters and what they mean for your body’s protection against the coronavirus.]( [Residents crowd P.S. 34 in the East Village]( [Lab retracts finding of unsafe levels of arsenic in water at East Village housing complex]( [The firm now says its earlier findings of arsenic in tap water at Jacob Riis Houses were 'incorrect' and new testing shows any contamination at trace levels.]( [New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes in the city.]( [Mayor Adams signs bills to improve maternal health education and services]( [Mayor Eric Adams signed a package of bills into law Tuesday afternoon that aim to improve maternal health and create more equitable outcomes for pregnant New Yorkers.]( [Media and immigrant rights activists gather outside one of the three busses that arrived at Port Authority, from Texas, on Tuesday carrying 80-100 asylum seekers from Central and South America.]( [New York officials try to speed up work permits for asylum seekers]( [By one estimate, a federal backlog of asylum seekers waiting for work authorization runs into the 'tens of thousands.']( [Dr. Torian Easterling is departing his post as the city health department's first chief equity officer.]( [NYC’s first chief equity officer in public health steps down]( [Dr. Torian Easterling, who spent more than seven years at the city’s health department, was appointed to the position by former Mayor Bill de Blasio in September 2020.]( [Ammunition is seen for sale at a gun shop. Until now, credit card companies didn't have a code for tracking purchases at gun stores, like they do for many other sorts of retailers. The International Organization for Standards OK'd a new code this week.]( [New code, backed by NY lawmakers, will help credit card companies track gun purchases]( [Gun safety advocates, including several public officials, argue the measure will make it easier to flag suspicious activity before guns are trafficked or someone commits a mass shooting.]( [An art photograph made of fragments of a woman's face.]( [Weekend arts planner: Hauser & Wirth shows, Afropunk, Roxy Music]( [It’s impossible to keep up with everything happening in New York City arts and culture, but here are a few recommendations for events you shouldn’t miss.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.