NYS DOH and ATSDR invite you to attend Public Meetings for the Newtown Creek Superfund Site

 The New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are holding public meetings to discuss the recently released Newtown Creek Public Health Assessment. These agencies are looking at environmental information from the Newtown Creek Superfund site and how it relates to public health. The meetings will be held on:

Monday, May 14, 2012
7:00 to 9:00 pm
at
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
Conference Room E-242

Thursday, May 24, 2012
7:00 to 9:00 pm
at
Polish National Home/ Warsaw
261 Driggs Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222

For questions about the meetings, please contact Bettsy Prohonic, New York State Department of Health, at 518-402-7530 or at ejp04@health.state.ny.us.

For more information and copies of the draft public health assessment document, please visit the NYS DOH website at: http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/investigations/newtown/index.htm