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Surface soil samples were tested as part of the state regulated clean-up effort. 

City officials presented a schematic design for the reconstruction of ball fields 5, 6, 7 and 8. 

The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 4.

365 Bond St., built on a brownfield along the canal, will be regularly inspected for contamination.

Contaminants were found at the site which is set to be redeveloped into apartments, records show.

Four of the fields have been closed due to lead contamination, officials said.

A day after finding the water had high levels of contamination, officials lifted the warning Thursday.

Coney Island, Manhattan Beach, Midland Beach, South Beach and Cedar Grove are all under an advisory.

A light fixture emitted white smoke and a strong odor at P.S. 368, parents said.

The NY Court of Appeals ordered the city to detail future monitoring plans before school construction.

The state's plan would prohibit fracking on the city's watershed and state land, but allow it in other places in the state.

The Parks Department had initially said the vegetable patch was ripped up because of health concerns.

Testing of a contaminated site on Broadway and Nagle Avenue will be conducted by an environmental team this month.

A report on the contamination and remediation of an Inwood brownfield is expected to be made public next week.

Actor Mark Ruffalo joined local pols Tuesday to warn of the potential dangers hydrofracking could pose to New York.