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Chemicals still in NYC elementary school near Gowanus Canal

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Chemicals still in NYC elementary school near Gowanus Canal

About 450 young kids at a special-needs elementary school near Brooklyn’s putrid Gowanus Canal have been breathing toxic fumes in their building more than two years after the state vowed to fix the problem.  The state Department of Environmental Conservation installed an air-filtration system at the annex for PS 372 at 219 First St. in … Read more

Upper East Side kids may be exposed to asbestos, lead paint hazards during new Sloan Kettering site construction, parents say

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Upper East Side kids may be exposed to asbestos, lead paint hazards during new Sloan Kettering site construction, parents say

The construction of a new Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer care facility on the Upper East Side might be exposing youngsters to carcinogens and other toxic materials, enraged parents say. The planned 31-story cancer care pavilion on York Avenue between East 66th and 67th streets in Manhattan’s Lenox Hill neighborhood has stirred parents into a frenzy … Read more