News Fighting Chernobyl’s legacy in Brooklyn – Assembly funds thyroid cancer screenings By Brooklyn Paper Posted on May 2, 2008 Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Members of the New York State Assembly announced second year funding for lifesaving health screenings for many Russian-American New Yorkers. The NYS Assembly included $540,000 for “Project Chernobyl