Used syringes and needles lay uncapped, littered throughout a one-block stretch of the South Bronx that serves as a haven for drug dealers and users alike. Located in the Hub, one of the borough’s busiest commercial districts, is an open-air drug market operating around the clock — even in broad daylight.
For months, Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres has urged both Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul to turn their attention to the Melrose Avenue section of the Hub, where a drug hotspot has emerged between East 149th Street and East 150th Street.
