NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A local restaurant owner who decided to test peeling paint from MTA stations found lead levels up to 12 times higher than Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maximums.
Salvatore Polizzi, a Bushwick pizzeria owner, tested paint peeling from the Knickerbocker Avenue, Myrtle-Broadway and Myrtle-Wyckoff raised subway station platforms.
“The safety of customers and communities served by the MTA is a top priority. This commitment is reflected in the MTA’s current capital program that includes 26.5 miles of elevated structural repairs and painting, more than six times the amount in the prior plan.” said MTA Spokesperson Ray Raimundi. “The structural maintenance program follows appropriate safety protocols that will not be compromised.”
The MTA is planning to award the M line, which includes the three stations tested by Polizzi, a painting contract later this year, anonymous sources told 1010 WINS.
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