"Child Lead Poisonings Reach Record Low (Bed Stuy One of Several Communities with high rates)" - New York Times

While only 34 percent of New York City children age 6 months to
less than 6 years live in Brooklyn, 43 percent of children newly identified with
lead poisoning last year were Brooklyn residents.
Neighborhoods with the
greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush,
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East
New York.