Heroin and Public Health In New York City (NYC), heroin overdose deaths are now more common than homicide. NYC drug overdose deaths hit a record high of 1,300 in 2016, an increase from 800 in 2014, and 937 in 2015.…
Read MoreDo you trust the police in your neighborhood? Would you be comfortable asking the police for help? Before the Black Lives Matter movement catapulted the issue of police brutality to a national conversation during the 2016 presidential campaign, New Yorkers…
Read MoreWhat is lost when a grocery store closes? Nutrition, health, and well-being suffer. In New York City, access to affordable, healthy food, and personal relationships with neighborhood grocers disappear as local grocery stores close to make way for real estate…
Read MoreWhat is it like to live in a neighborhood without a bookstore? Ask a resident of the Bronx. The Bronx’s only bookstore, Barnes and Noble, will close in January 2017. Like a grocery store, this store has fed the community,…
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