NEW YORK-- Arsenic was discovered in the tap water at aNew York City Housing Authoritycomplex in theEast Village.As CBS2's Alecia Reid reports, this affects thousands of residents in a six-block radius.The city is advising families at the Jacob Riis Houses not to drink or cook with ...
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Nathan's Famous, the iconic American hot dog brand, is giving fans a chance to get their hands on some of that authentic New York City tap water.
But is plain tap water all that bad? Not at all. In fact, New York’s municipal water for more than a century was called the champagne of tap water and until recently considered among the best in the world in terms of both taste and purity. Similarly, a magazine in England found ...
Mary Karmelek
Within New York City itself, the water system could do something maybe even more extraordinary. Between the slope and the gravitational pull, the water accrued enough pressure to ascend into buildings as high as six stories. Over the next several decades, the city transformed its closets into ro...
New York City gets approximately half its fresh water from this river basin, so one can understand the level of concern.As CNN also reported, Mayor Bloomberg went public in November asking for a more cautious approach to drilling. “The stakes are high,” he wrote in a letter to the...
Tap Water Research Paper Furthermore, tap water really is a problem. The headline of The New York Times in 2009 suggest "Millions drink tap water that is legal, but maybe not health." Tap water contains toxic chemicals to extract harmful bacteria. However, tap water contains more than just...
Terry at Overnight New York What a useful column — both the text and the graphic. I’m planning a trip to St. Petersburg and I know what I won’t be drinking. Reply Meg Jerrard Thanks Terry – definitely go for the bottled water while in Russia :) Happy trav...
Even then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best.“My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water,”He says. But is plain tap water all that bad? Not at all. In fact, New York’s municipal water for more than a century was called the champagne ...