NYC launches drug checking program to spot fentanyl before people overdose

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday December 7, 2022 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [NYC launches drug checking program to spot fentanyl before people overdose]( [Three men, joined in arms, make their way down a Harlem street.]( [The city’s program uses scanners that you’d typically find in a graduate school chemistry labs, allowing them to detect fentanyl or other dangerous substances in the drug supply.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Mayor Eric Adams and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg smile at an event.]( [NYC teachers union fears return of charter school battles under Adams]( [Recent proposals to place charter schools in the same building with traditional public schools signal a shift in policy at City Hall, said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.]( [A photo of Julius', which was declared an "individual landmark" this week by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission]( [Before NYC’s Stonewall Inn there was Julius’ — now an official city landmark]( [A 1966 "sip-In" at the West Village bar made it an early battleground in the fight LGBTQ rights.]( [The view of Mars shown here was assembled from the Mars Global Surveyor's Mars Orbiter Camera on May 12, 2003. The Red Planet will be in opposition just after midnight Wednesday morning.]( [Mars and meteors will light up NYC’s sky this month. Here’s how you can see them.]( [The red planet will be in opposition this week ahead of a series of December meteor showers.]( [Clients use drugs at supervised booths in the overdose prevention center in Harlem. Mirrors make it easier for staff to keep an eye on the clients in case they need overdose treatment.]( [Hochul says no to funding overdose prevention centers with opioid settlement dollars]( [In the past, Gov. Kathy Hochul has refrained from explicitly denying her support for these types of programs, which are also known informally as safe injection sites.]( [Law enforcement surrounds a group of migrants getting off a bus at the Port Authority, including a young girl wearing a pink mask.]( [NYC shelter rules around childcare are making it hard for migrant moms to find work]( [With thousands of asylum-seekers arriving in New York City in recent months, many migrant families in shelters are facing a “Catch-22” when it comes to childcare.]( [Surveillance footage shows two suspects wanted for a string of pickpocket incidents in Manhattan.]( [Pickpocketing suspects sought in string of Bryant Park thefts]( [All the reported crimes occurred while the Bryant Park Winter Village, a popular and often packed tourist attraction, was in full swing.]( [a knocked over Sabrett hot dog umbrella on a rainy day]( [Extra Extra: Give the teacher in your life a Wawa gift card (or some equivalent) for the holidays]( [Because they have enough pens and mugs, and what they really need is a munchies fund, here are your end-of-day links: Brian Lehrer's Shop Listener Gift Guide, Cape May County Zoo wants you to name its new toucans, subway emergency exits are good for fare evaders but also parents with strollers, and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [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.