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[caption id="attachment_18033" align="aligncenter" width="1168"] P.S./I.S. 217 – Roosevelt Island reported record breaking lead levels in February. (Katryna Perera/NY City Lens)[/caption]  By Allison Lau and Katryna Perera Nestled between Manhattan and Queens is a small island that has been receiving more attention than usual–Roosevelt Island. To be precise, the island's school–P.S./I.S. 217. It's been in the headlines with reports of water laced with lead at the levels seen in Flint, Mich. Specifically, the New York Department of Water tested fountains and faucets in the school in early February, using a new lead testing kit developed by the state. Record-breaking results were discovered in eight of the elementary

[caption id="attachment_18033" align="aligncenter" width="1168"] P.S./I.S. 217 – Roosevelt Island reported record breaking lead levels in February. (Katryna Perera/NY City Lens)[/caption]  By Allison Lau and Katryna Perera Nestled between Manhattan and Queens is a small island that has been receiving more attention than usual–Roosevelt Island. To be precise, the island's school–P.S./I.S. 217. It's been in the headlines with reports of water laced with lead at the levels seen in Flint, Mich. Specifically, the New York Department of Water tested fountains and faucets in the school in early February, using a new lead testing kit developed by the state. Record-breaking results were discovered in eight of the elementary