Back in 2018:
De Blasio said the centers will be located inside current needle exchange facilities in Washington Heights, Midtown West, Longwood, and Park Slope.
But somehow Park Slope, and Midtown got dropped from the program, and once again, East Harlem was chosen.
The Mayor will be at the East Harlem opioid injection site today at 10:00. There will be loads of media, so if you would like to amplify your thoughts on this site/issue, today is your chance. It’s located at 106 East 126th Street – between Park and Lex.
CB11 Protests The Mayor’s Lack of Community Engagement When Siting An Opioid Injection Program
Nilsa Orama, Community Board 11’s chair, has written a letter to the mayor to protest the complete lack of community engagement when he decided to change his plans from locating an opioid injection site in his neighborhood of Park Slope and instead moved the injection site to East 126th Street in East Harlem.
You can read the CB11 letter to the Mayor, here: