childhood lead poisoning

The four-unit home on the city's south side is available to families with children poisoned by lead paint.

There are an estimated half million lead service lines in use across NY, including thousands in Syracuse.

The city says the ongoing claims are based on old, flawed data from improperly collected samples from 2023 and 2024 that showed high levels of lead. More recent 2025 results showed levels below EPA standards.

Common councilors are voting to hire a company called 120Water to take over water sampling programs.

Families for Lead Freedom Now and the NYCLU say the city didn't properly test water, generating lower lead level results.

The samples collected from August through October show lead levels under the EPA action level. Flawed test samples collected earlier in the year showed high lead levels, causing some to call for the city to declare a state of emergency.

City leaders say the advocates are using flawed sample results to make their case, while agreeing on the priority of replacing lead service lines.

The City of Syracuse and Onondaga County reflected on the progress that has been made in catching lead poisoning and remediation techniques.

AG Letitia James alleges William D'Angelo's neglect poisoned more than a dozen children, most of them children of color.

County officials say the new van is an opportunity to test and educate more families about lead exposure in children, an ongoing issue.