Our Drop-In Centers (DIC) are no-barrier, walk-in spaces at both locations, East Harlem and Washington Heights, where we offer coffee, snacks, showers, bathrooms, and laundry.
We provide syringe exchange, safer drug use supply provision, education, and counseling to reduce the potential harms associated with drug use and needle-sharing.
We made history and became the first organization in the US to open two OPCs that monitor drug consumption on-site in East Harlem and Washington Heights.
We offer an array of in-house clinicial services including HIV and Hep-C testing, wound care, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), including buprenorphine, medical assessments, and counseling.
We operate a hotline, (718) 415-3708, for community members to report syringe litter or public drug use. Our staff dispatches a team to clean up the area and to help divert public use. We also educate our community members on harm reduction, overdose prevention, and other services.
We have teams of case managers at both of our locations who conduct mental health services, benefits navigation, advocacy, health navigation, case conference sessions with various providers, drug education groups, individual counseling, and modalities for safer drug use.
OPC Participants Served since Launch In November 30, 2021
OPC utilizations
Overdose Interventions
On November 30, 2021, we made history and became the first organization in the United States to open two Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) in East Harlem and Washington Heights.
The program is designed to reduce overdose death and other health risks associated with drug use, and to promote lasting connection into care. Further, the OPCs seeks to significantly reduce instances of public drug use and syringe litter in parks and public spaces. The overarching goal is to promote safety, wellness, and dignity for participants of the program and the larger community where these programs operate.
New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE) and the Washington Heights Corner Project (WHCP) announced their merger and will continue their lifesaving harm reduction work as OnPoint NYC.
By the early 1970s, heroin was flooding the streets of New York City. Black and Puerto Rican neighbourhoods like Harlem and the South Bronx were hardest hit. This four part podcast series explores how
I’m nearly two hours into an interview with Sam Rivera, who runs one of America’s first supervised-drug-consumption sites, when a voice cuts abruptly through his serene, incense-filled office. “
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East Harlem
104 -106 E 126th St #1A
New York, NY 10035
Washington Heights
500 W 180th St
New York, NY 10033
Drop-in Centers Hours
Washington Heights DIC
Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Weekends: 9 AM – 4:30 PM
East Harlem DIC
Monday – Friday: 6 AM – 8 PM
This Overdose Awareness Day, Help Us Save Lives.
