NYC opens the first supervised injection sites in the country

Tuesday November 30, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT [After Years Of Delay, NYC Opens First Supervised Injection Sites In US To Fight Opioid Overdoses]( [New York Harm Reduction Educators]( [The two centers will allow people to use drugs such as heroin under the care of medical professionals, while giving them access to addiction treatment and other services.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [A photo of Testing the propane heaters at Oceans in Gramercy]( [New Legislation, Supported By Eric Adams, Would Allow Propane Heaters For Outdoor Dining]( [As of now, the city isn't planning to shift its policy on propane, and told Gothamist, "Making this [outdoor dining] program permanent means making it safe in the long term."]( [Travelers look out onto the tarmac of the OR Thambo International Airport in Johannesburg as restrictions on international flights from South Africa start to take effect, November 30th, 2021]( [Why It Will Take ‘Two Weeks’ To Learn If Omicron Impacts COVID-19 Vaccines]( [Researchers walk through the step-by-step process and explain how much wiggle room is available with vaccine protection against infection.]( [Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference in June where he announced that the city will commit $40.5 million in the city budget raise city-contracted shelter security guards' wages to meet the prevailing wage rate for security guards.]( [Did De Blasio Make A Dent In The ‘Tale of Two Cities’? A New Analysis Of NYC Income Inequality Makes A Case]( [The trend marks a reversal of four decades of growing or flat income inequality in the city.]( [The Brooklyn Criminal Courthouse on a corner in downtown Brooklyn]( [Brooklyn Judge Curbs Defendants’ Rights To Challenge DAs On Evidence Sharing]( [Judge Keisha Espinal, the supervising judge of Kings County Criminal Court, issued a controversial order on Monday. Defense attorneys said it undermines lawmakers’ efforts to ensure prosecutors disclose evidence against their clients.]( [Keena Palata ($6.95), Burmese Tofu Salad ($7.95)]( [The Great Burmese Bites Finds A Home At Queens Center Mall]( [The Queens Night Market favorite opened in the Elmhurst mall's massive food court.]( [Five people in Nassau County charged with forged instruments]( [Nassau DA Changes Policy After Police Arrest Hundreds Of Drivers On A Technicality]( [The charges stem from an infraction that, in other parts of New York, amount to a traffic ticket—80% of those arrested were Black and Latino.]( [Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) within endosomes of a heavily infected nasal olfactory epithelial cell.]( [Coronavirus Statistics: Tracking The Epidemic In New York]( [These charts show the growth of COVID-19 in New York City and the tri-state area.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.