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OnPoint NYC’s Overdose Response Faces Future Uncertainty

12/23/2025

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OnPoint NYC has operated centers in East Harlem and Washington Heights for four years, intervening in nearly 2,000 overdoses and saving $55 million.
Mayor Eric Adams set a 2023 goal to expand them, but mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has not committed.
A proposed South Bronx center faced community opposition and funding challenges.
U.S. President Donald Trump has allowed existing centers to remain open but ordered against federal funding for similar initiatives.

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Story summary

OnPoint NYC has operated centers in East Harlem and Washington Heights for four years, intervening in nearly 2,000 overdoses and saving $55 million.
Mayor Eric Adams set a 2023 goal to expand them, but mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has not committed.
A proposed South Bronx center faced community opposition and funding challenges.
U.S. President Donald Trump has allowed existing centers to remain open but ordered against federal funding for similar initiatives.