Serving Mott Haven, Melrose & Port Morris
The afternoon before Thanksgiving, David Terry stood outside OnPoint NYC’s East Harlem safe-injection site, thinking about a friend who had recently died of an overdose. Later that week, he would…
The Hub sees thousands of people everyday, either passing through on their commute or visiting one of the hundreds of local retail businesses or street vendors. It also stands out…
A 24 hour drop-in center that will accommodate mental and physical health non-emergencies is under discussion to open in The Hub. This spring the city’s health department proposed centers in…
Some South Bronx residents consider the city’s plan to install syringe disposal boxes in their parks a mixed bag. They know something must be done, but not everyone is sure…
Needle exchange programs were illegal in the United States at the time, despite their documented success by both the Government Accountability Office and the Center for Disease Control (CDC).