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De Blasio tempers talk about plans for safe injection sites in New York City

By Robert Pozarycki Posted on October 26, 2021
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The city isn’t quite ready to unveil plans to establish supervised injection sites in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Tuesday — but those plans may likely become before he leaves office in December.

His remarks came hours after Politico, citing four sources with knowledge of the matter, reported that the de Blasio Administration directed the city’s Health Department to approve a long-delayed pilot program establishing two supervised injection locations to help prevent drug overdose deaths.

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