October 2022 Lead Briefing to Property Owners

Housing Preservation & Development


Get Ahead of Lead Briefing October 2022


Dear Property Owners,

Furthering our commitment to providing property owners information on their obligations under the law, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) will be publishing a series of quarterly bulletins online and via email. Each bulletin will highlight one aspect of the law and is not meant to comprehensively cover all laws and rules that apply.

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This publication is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended as legal advice. This information is not a complete or final statement of all the duties of owners and tenants regarding laws and rules relating to housing in New York City.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week of Events: October 24 – 28, 2022

To commemorate National Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has collaborated with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and other agencies and community partners to schedule in-person and online events to educate you on New York City’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act (also known as Local Law 1 of 2004), lead poisoning risks and prevention strategies, working safe around lead, safe construction work, lead and water, hazardous consumer products, and more.

Please join us online or in person!

Scheduled online events (to register, visit: www.nyc.gov/lead)

Webinars:

Monday, October 24, 11am to 12:30pm
Beyond Lead Paint: Lead in Drinking Water and Other Sources of Lead (English)

Tuesday, October 25, 11am to 12pm
Housing and Lead-Based Paint: An Overview of NYC's Requirements to Protect Young Children from Lead-Based Paint Hazards (English)

Wednesday, October 26, 11am to 12pm
Lead Poisoning Prevention and Working Safely Around Lead (Spanish)

Thursday, October 27, 11am to 12:30pm
CPSC Lead and Toy Safety and Cooking Safely with Your Family: Keeping Lead Out of Your Kitchen (English)

Friday, October 28, 11am to 12pm
Lead Poisoning Prevention and Working Safely ARound Lead (English)

Scheduled in-person events:

Look for the HPD Outreach Van!

Monday, October 24

Bronx, 2-4pm
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
295 West 231st Street, Bronx, NY 10463

Manhattan, 10 am - 1pm
NYC Health Department
125 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013

Tuesday, October 25

Bronx, 10am to 1pm
Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC), Healthy Families
2306 Walton Ave, Bronx NY 10468

Queens, 10am - 1pm
Public Health Solutions, Healthy Families of NY
55-05 Myrtle Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385

Wednesday, October 26

Bronx, 1:30 - 4pm
NYC Health Department Tremonth Neighborhood Health Action Center
1826 Arthur Ave. Bronx, NY 10457

Manhattan, 9am - 1pm
Community League of the Heights (CLOTH)
West 159th Street (Amsterdam Ave. and Broadway)
New York, NY 10032

Thursday, October 27

Brooklyn, 10:30am - 1pm
CAMBA
955 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11226

Queens, 10am - 2pm
Sheltering Arms and Family Services, Healthy Families
91st Ave and Merrick Blvd. Jamaica NY 11432

Friday, October 28

Bronx, 10am - 1pm
Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Inc.
863 Prospect Ave. Bronx NY 10459

Queens, 10am - 1pm
Chhaya Community Development Corp
121-18 Liberty Ave Richmond Hill NY 11419

Queens, 3- 6pm
Chhaya Community Development Corp
73-15 Broadway, Diversity plaza, Queens NY 11372

For more information about New York City’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act (also known as Local Law 1 of 2004) and its requirements for rental property owners, visit: www.nyc.gov/lead-based-paint