Report Faults City on ‘Potentially Toxic’ School Sites

Summary: New York Times published this article on May 6, 2008, and the EveryBlock system found it to be geographically relevant to Soundview in New York. Below, you can read the article excerpt that mentions the given location and follow the link to read the full article.

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n a 17-page report [pdf] released today, the New York City public advocate, Betsy Gotbaum, contended that a loophole in state law had permitted the city’s School Construction Authority “to open schools on potentially toxic sites that could pose a health threat for New York City schoolchildren.” But the city’s Education Department immediately disputed the report’s findings, insisting that it had not placed any students at risk from environmental pollutants. Read the full article at the original source (New York Times)…

Location Soundview
Publication date May 6, 2008
Source New York Times

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