lead poisoning

Two decades after the passage of landmark lead laws, lax enforcement and loosened requirements have allowed landlords to repeatedly flout the rules, experts say.

A raft of City Council bills would strengthen enforcement of existing laws that require landlords to inspect for deteriorating lead paint and conduct abatement work.

A notice of claim says a toddler poisoned by deteriorating lead paint while attending a 3-K program in Bushwick.

“I’m frustrated that we’re put in a situation where we’re reliant on government officials to protect our children, and they’re neglecting us,” one parent said. “The DOE is negligent at this point.”

If passed, the new measures will, among other things, mandate that elementary schools are regularly inspected for peeling lead paint and require the Parks Department to test for lead in soil.

One parent's story of raising a child with lead poisoning in Lower Manhattan.

An investigation by WNYC has found substantial levels of lead contamination from deteriorating paint inside four public elementary schools operated by the New York City Department of Education.

South Asian children and pregnant women are especially at risk for elevated blood lead levels.

Asked on the Brian Lehrer Show Friday if the city was lying to residents, de Blasio insisted that it wasn't.

'Because sometimes it literally— when you’re in the middle of, as all of us are, running a whole host of things, it takes a while for some new ideas to develop.'