Since 1978 路 Attorney Advertising
In The Media
For more than 40 years, The 麻豆传媒官网 has helped victims of lead poisoning and serious personal injuries in New York. Reporters covering childhood lead poisoning have asked the firm for comment on housing inspections, public housing, schools, and the families living with the harm. We are grateful to the journalists who have told these families鈥� stories. Each article is the work of the outlet that published it.
2026
- Gothamist 路 August 5, 2026
Reported on a lawsuit against the city Department of Education over a child鈥檚 lead poisoning in a Bronx special education classroom. Reuven S. Frankel quoted as the family鈥檚 attorney.
2023
- CBS New York 路 July 20, 2023
Investigated how often NYCHA contests Health Department lead-paint violations compared with private landlords. Included comment from Reuven S. Frankel, attorney for a family at East River Houses. - amNewYork 路 June 4, 2023
Detailed a lawsuit alleging the Health Department allowed NYCHA to contest lead-paint findings after a child was hospitalized. Quoted the family鈥檚 attorney, Reuven S. Frankel. - CBS New York 路 May 16, 2023
Covered proposed City Council lead-paint bills and enforcement of existing law. Reuven S. Frankel quoted as attorney for a Bronx family suing the building鈥檚 current and former owners.
2021
- THE CITY (now The City Reporter) 路 March 1, 2021
Profiled mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia, including her tenure as the city鈥檚 lead paint czar. Reuven S. Frankel quoted on the de Blasio administration鈥檚 response to City Council lead legislation.
2020
- The Buffalo News 路 September 23, 2020
Column on the state attorney general鈥檚 lead-paint suit against a Buffalo landlord and the limits of remedies for poisoned children. Cites a newsletter from The 麻豆传媒官网 on rulings that children lacked standing to sue because they did not sign the lease or sales contract. - New York Post 路 August 12, 2020
Reported on five years of records showing lead paint in New York City school buildings, with comment from Reuven S. Frankel on the risk to children. - Gothamist 路 June 5, 2020
Reported on a notice of claim against the Department of Education for a toddler allegedly exposed to lead paint at a Bushwick 3-K program. Reuven S. Frankel quoted as the family鈥檚 attorney.
2019
- Chalkbeat New York and THE CITY 路 July 31, 2019
Reported city data on deteriorating lead paint in classrooms serving pre-K and kindergarten students. Also published by THE CITY as 鈥淟ead Paint Found in Hundreds of Elementary Schools.鈥� Quoted Reuven S. Frankel on XRF testing in school buildings. - Queens Daily Eagle 路 July 23, 2019
Reported that NYCHA鈥檚 lead-testing program had not yet reached the developments with the most young children. Reuven S. Frankel quoted on enforcement of the city鈥檚 lead law. - New York Post 路 July 8, 2019
Reported that lead-poisoned children remained in NYCHA apartments after the Health Department let the authority appeal lead findings. Included comment from Reuven S. Frankel on the city鈥檚 enforcement of its own laws. - Chalkbeat New York 路 May 13, 2019
Feature on a student exposed to lead as a baby and on neuropsychological evaluations for lead-exposed children, with comment from the family鈥檚 attorney, Reuven S. Frankel. - Chalkbeat New York 路 January 28, 2019
Covered the city鈥檚 plan to end childhood lead exposure. Reuven S. Frankel quoted on support for children who have already been poisoned.
2018
- New York Daily News 路 October 30, 2018
Reported that city agencies placed two families leaving shelters in apartments with lead paint. Reuven S. Frankel quoted as counsel to one of the families. - New York Daily News 路 October 22, 2018
Reported on a lawsuit alleging city housing inspectors missed lead violations before a Brooklyn toddler was poisoned. Included comment from the family鈥檚 attorney, Reuven S. Frankel. - New York Post 路 July 2, 2018
Reported that the city comptroller would investigate NYCHA and city agencies after the city acknowledged that as many as 820 children had been poisoned between 2012 and 2016. Reuven S. Frankel quoted on lifetime medical monitoring for poisoned children.
2017
- New York Daily News 路 December 9, 2017
Reported on a Brooklyn mother鈥檚 claims against city agencies after her son was exposed to lead in their apartment. Reuven S. Frankel quoted as her attorney. - Reuters 路 December 8, 2017
(archived copy)
Covered the same Brooklyn mother鈥檚 claims against the city, her landlord, and property managers over her son鈥檚 lead poisoning. Reuven S. Frankel identified as her attorney. - New York Post 路 November 17, 2017
Reported on estimates of NYCHA鈥檚 legal exposure from missed lead-paint inspections. Quoted Reuven S. Frankel on the range of verdicts and settlements in lead cases.
Firm announcements
Announcements issued by The 麻豆传媒官网 itself are listed separately under Press Releases.
Talk with us
If your child has been exposed to lead in New York, please call The 麻豆传媒官网. There is no fee to speak to us or for us to evaluate your potential case.
A telephone call or online inquiry does not create an attorney-client relationship. The firm represents a client only if it agrees to do so. Please do not send medical records until representation has been agreed. Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.