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‘They have a right to damages’: Jacob Riis Houses residents sue NYC over arsenic water scare

By Dean Moses Posted on September 12, 2022
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Attorneys on behalf of residents at Jacob Riis Houses announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit against the city due to ongoing water concerns.

Stephanie and her mother Emperatriz Ramirez waited outside 465 East 10th St., joining dozens of tenants who arrived to show their support for the lawsuit. The elder Rodriguez sat on a bench hand clasped to her face with Stephanie desperately attempting to comfort her.

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‘They have a right to damages’: Jacob Riis Houses residents sue NYC over arsenic water scare

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