Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates
  • Power Players
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Health

Demonstrators arrested protesting federal prosecutor weighing shutdown of overdose prevention centers

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on August 31, 2023
GettyImages-499454295-1200×801-1

Eighteen demonstrators were arrested Thursday outside the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, where the feds are publicly mulling a crackdown on the city’s two overdose prevention centers (OPCs).

The arrests came on International Overdose Awareness Day, a commemoration of the tens of thousands of people who die of overdoses each year and a call to action to prevent them in the future. The 18 people arrested represent the 18 New Yorkers who die of preventable overdose deaths each day, activists say.

See the full article at amNY

Demonstrators arrested protesting federal prosecutor weighing shutdown of overdose prevention centers

About the Author

Related Articles

  • Mayor rolls out $22.8M mental health plan that includes youth telehealth service, more overdose prevention sites
  • Justice Ash jailed for obstructing federal investigation of misconduct
  • Judge Ash convicted of obstructing US federal investigation of misconduct at Municipal Credit Union
  • Queens lawmaker proposes bill to co-prescribe naloxone with opioids to fight addiction and overdose

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • Suburban Pest ControlEnvironmental Cleaning Specialist
  • Banegas Cleaning Services LLCHouse Cleaner
  • Military FamilyAu Pair/Nanny

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

bally's
Bronx Times

Bally’s Community Advisory Committee asks for East Bronx investment ahead of casino project vote

Marilyn Oliva, Roberta Degnore, and Anne Maguire stand together against book bans.
Gay City News

Activists protest book bans in front of New York Public Library

arson
QNS

College Point man charged with arson, attempted murder for allegedly starting 2-alarm house fire: NYPD

84th precinct stationhouse
Brooklyn Paper

84th Precinct: Teens arrested for allegedly stealing straphanger’s bag

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2025 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact