Forging Community Connections on the Frontlines
OnPoint NYC’s Outreach and Public Safety Team connects people to care through mobile services, overdose response, hazardous waste cleanup, and commu...
January 13, 2026
Four Years of Saving Lives
OnPoint NYC marks four years of OPCs and saving lives: 2,004 overdoses reversed, 7,011 people connected to care, and 244,623 utilizations diverting dr...
January 8, 2026
Finding Belonging: How Our Groups Build Community and Care
At OnPoint NYC, connection is care. Across our East Harlem and Washington Heights Wellness Hubs, we host a wide range of groups designed to promote he...
December 29, 2025
Building Skills, Shaping Futures
Learn how we use professional development to push back against stigma by investing in people’s growth and leadership....
December 16, 2025
Year Two: Findings from OnPoint NYC’s 2024 Impact Report
In the second year of operating our OPCs, we were able to finesse our service delivery, deepen relationships with our participants, and connect them t...
December 13, 2025
Our Clinical Services: Health, Hope, and Healing
Learn how our wide array of clinical services integrate with our programming and philosophy, providing caring support to meet the needs of people in o...
September 2, 2025
Love Wins in Bogotá: What I Witnessed in the Field
OnPoint NYC Executive Director Sam Rivera reflects on his visit to Bogotá during the 2025 Harm Reduction International Conference, sharing powerful s...
August 1, 2025
Responding with Love: Our Guiding Approach
"We love on people until they're ready to love on themselves," our Executive Director, Sam Rivera, says - and this forms the cornerstone of our approa...
July 31, 2025
Building Trust and Wellness: Our Unique Approach to Mental Health Care
Samantha Corso, Associate Director of Mental Health, shares insight on OnPoint NYC's unique approach to mental health care, and how it helps create tr...
June 30, 2025
Where Wellness Grows: Inside OnPoint NYC’s Garden Sanctuary
OnPoint NYC’s garden, which is located in the backyard of our East Harlem center, provides staff and participants with an open space to rest, rechar...
June 4, 2025
Testimony – Protecting Lives in the Cold: Oversight of NYC’s Code Blue Operations
As part of the recent Code Blue severe weather emergency planning, OnPoint NYC was asked to expand to 24-hour service - here is Sam Rivera's testimony...
February 10, 2026
NY Times: The Case for Compassion Over Tough Love
Decades of research has shown that offering kindness and compassion to those that use drugs can save lives, prompt positive changes, and encourage peo...
January 23, 2026
STAT: Facing Federal Hostility, [Overdose Prevention Center] Points to 1,900 Overdose Reversals
STAT reports on our fourth anniversary and recent press conference showcasing our continued impact on the communities we serve....
December 18, 2025
OnPoint NYC Marks Four Years of Overdose Prevention Centers With Nearly 2,000 Lives Saved and $55.5 Million in Citywide Cost Savings
OnPoint NYC marked the fourth anniversary of our Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) by releasing new milestone data that underscore the program’s im...
December 18, 2025
New York Amsterdam News: New York City Reduces Black and Brown Opioid Overdose Deaths for the First Time Since 2018
Amsterdam News reports on the recent decrease in Black and Brown opioid overdose deaths have decreased citywide in 2024 - and how OnPoint NYC's OPCs h...
November 13, 2025
WNYC: 30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC’s Overdose Prevention Centers
Sam Rivera, our executive director, talks about OnPoint NYC's two overdose prevention centers on the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC....
October 29, 2025
The Washington Post: Trump order targets ‘harm reduction’ programs for people who use drugs
The Trump administration has barred certain federal grants from funding some harm reduction programs - despite research that shows many programs, such...
August 6, 2025
The Problem with Punishment: Addiction Podcast
“Punishing people for using drugs. First of all, it hasn’t worked.” That’s how Sam Rivera, Executive Director of OnPoint NYC, opens The Proble...
June 11, 2025
NY Times: In a Beloved Bronx Park, a Neighborhood’s Drug Crisis Is on Full Display
The New York Times outlines the current state of St. Mary's Park, which is often frequented by people who use drugs, and two organizations - including...
May 11, 2025
Latin American Post: Colombia Pioneers Safe Heroin Injection Transforming Latin American Reality
Latin American Post reports on South America's first overdose prevention center in Colombia, which signals a groundbreaking effort to curb overdoses a...
April 28, 2025
