After celebrating the birth of twin daughters in 2001, Juana Bison feared the peeling and chipped paint in her 46-year-old Cypress Hills Houses apartment contained lead — so she asked NYCHA t… ...

New York City agencies charged with preventing lead poisoning in small children didn’t always share information to trigger in-home inspections for possible lead exposure, according to a report ...

The grant will help local health officials ensure lead exposure is minimized in older rental housing in the city. "Everyone that has a two-unit-plus home built prior to 1980 needs to have an ...