We opted to take @Mta#NYCbus#mtabus home frome school today, rather than dodge needles on the sidewalk, but our ride was not as pleasant at hoped for. This bus had a used needle by the exit door and I had to warn several people who nearly stepped on it. W. Bound M102 5923/ 86X
Text from my 11 year old child on the way to school this morning. Things like this did not happen prior to the safe injection site opening. These sites cause harm to children and others who don't use illicit substances!
#MissingVulnerableAdult Samuel Silva Reyes, M/W/20 from New York, NY. The missing has autism and may be in need of medical attention. Call 911 if seen. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/YuJCWU4Yr9.
East Harlem residents have voted for their favorite downtown revitalization project:
Winner - install security camera to deter crime
Loser - renovate the illegal drug consumption site OnPoint
@NYCCouncilAyala @NYSecofState @dr_yusefsalaam@HarlemPatch@NYSenatorRivera
@NYSecofState Good turnout last night at the meeting to decide which projects gets part of the $10 million. Clearly, the community voted against the OnPoint project. No one wants that!!!
@JuddLegum@Target Number of *reported* thefts does not reveal the total monetary loss. I suspect that losses from the theft is what played a part in the decision. This isn't Target's fault, the state of NYC's judicial system is.
@WriteWendy@CrimeInNYC The police are a big part of the problem, they continue to discourage victims from filing reports on smaller crimes. We as citizens must push back, record your encounter with the police and insist on filing a report. We have to demand change!
This is what normalizing IV drug use looks like. Our kids are exposed to this daily.
We are subsidizing addiction when we should be subsidizing recovery from addiction.
Helping someone get their drug fix "safely" so they don't die immediately is simply postponing their death.
@DianaAyalaNYC@NYCMayor@NYCHealthCommr We didn't have so many needles on the streets and playgrounds prior to OnPoint safe injection site that hands out needles like candy. Yet the promote themselves as "harm reduction" while inflicting harm on community and children. Harm reduction is harming children!
Please join us for our next community council meeting! We will meet here at the 25th Precinct with special guests. Wednesday, March 15th at 6pm, we hope to see you then!
@warhol518@CrimeInNYC@united_harlem Yes, I pass by in the afternoons walking my kids home from school, same story. Generally there is more activity in the mornings, but also a wave in the early evenings around dinner time. Just about anywhere is the 116-117, Park/Lex area you're going to see it.
@chiladtate @CrimeInNYC@united_harlem Chad, Part of the reason is the time of day and how the body processes the drug, users need it first thing in the morning. But the reality here is that there are so many people out on the street using that we see at least one nearly each time we go out.