Pix11: World Leaders Tour NYC’s Overdose Prevention Centers
Pix 11 reports on world leaders visiting one of our drop-in centers. The facility allows people to use drugs in a controlled environment and staff mem...
September 27, 2024
City & State NY: The 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100
Our Executive Director, Sam Rivera, was featured on City & State’s Power of Diversity: Latino 100 list, which tracks the trajectories of the most in...
September 16, 2024
NY1: City Organization Provides Harm Reduction, Mental Health Services
OnPoint NYC's executive director, Sam Rivera, spoke with Rocco Vertuccio on NY1's “Weekends on 1” Sunday morning program....
September 15, 2024
Statement From OnPoint NYC Executive Director Sam Rivera On The Infuriating Encounter Involving Tyreek Hill
Read OnPoint NYC Executive Director Sam Rivera's powerful reflection on Tyreek Hill's recent encounter, underscoring the persistent injustices faced b...
September 10, 2024
Filter: Overdose Prevention Centers Are Health Care: Treat Them as Such
Leslie W. Suen - a primary care and addiction medicine doctor - discusses how OPCs like OnPoint NYC's are an essential component of a continuum of car...
September 1, 2024
Filter: A Week to Ramp Up the Pressure for Overdose Prevention Centers
With Overdose Prevention Week running from August 25-31, Filter reports on overdose prevention centers like OnPoint NYC's sites, and their role in inc...
August 28, 2024
Truthout: Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives, But Politics Stand in the Way
With the overdose crisis claiming over 100,000 lives each year, public health officials are eager to learn from OnPoint NYC's model and open overdose ...
August 28, 2024
Bloomberg American Health Initiative: Get to Know Rayce Samuelson
Rayce Samuelson, who oversaw our life-saving Overdose Prevention Center in East Harlem, was highlighted as part of his Bloomberg American Health Initi...
August 2, 2024
CAI Global: Presentations from the 2024 NJ Harm Reduction Conference
CAI Global recently posted videos from the 2024 NJ Harm Reduction Conference. Watch OnPoint NYC experts Sam Rivera, Terrell Jones, Brandon Munoz, and ...
July 25, 2024
New York Daily News: A Place To Stay Alive—Overdose Prevention Centers Are Worth Funding
To access the support people need, they must first stay alive. Our Overdose Prevention Centers save lives by stopping overdose deaths and providing pe...
June 20, 2024
How OnPoint NYC Promotes Sexual Health
In honor of Sexual Health Awareness Month, we spoke with three of our staff members who provide sexual health services about their work and its impac...
September 26, 2024
Safer IV Injections: OnPoint NYC’s Harm Reduction Tips
Intravenous drug injections carry many risks. We asked Synn Stern, OnPoint’s Health Clinic Nurse, about how safer IV injection techniques can help p...
July 23, 2024
A Heartfelt Commitment to Volunteering at OnPoint NYC
Meet Paige Guyott, a dedicated Volunteer and Training Coordinator at OnPoint NYC, whose passion for harm reduction and community care radiates through...
July 1, 2024
Staying Safe and Informed: The Importance of Regular HIV Testing
On National HIV Testing Day, we interviewed Synn Stern, our Health Clinic Nurse, to discuss the importance of regular HIV testing and how our services...
June 25, 2024
Harm Reduction in Action: Booty Bumping as a Safer Alternative
At OnPoint NYC, our dedicated Health Educators are at the forefront of harm reduction - providing tools, techniques, and information. Booty bumping is...
June 24, 2024
Honoring our History: The LGBTQ+ and Black Roots of the Harm Reduction Movement
OnPoint NYC owes its existence to LGBTQ+ and Black pioneers and activists. As we celebrate Pride Month and Juneteenth this June, we’d like to acknow...
June 17, 2024
Hepatitis C is Curable – and OnPoint NYC is Making an Impact
It’s Hepatitis Awareness Month - and at OnPoint NYC, we provide education, testing, and treatment all year round. We talked to staff members Synn an...
May 8, 2024
How OnPoint NYC Provides Barrier-Free Mental Health Care for our Community
Responding to crucial mental health needs, OnPoint NYC has established drop-in mental health services to remove these barriers, so our community has a...
April 30, 2024
OnPoint NYC: Part of the Community
Critics of overdose prevention centers often claim that they’re a negative force on communities - but at OnPoint NYC, we challenge such expectations...
January 10, 2024
OnPoint NYC Releases its 2023 Baseline Annual Report
On November 2021, OnPoint NYC opened the United States’ first Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) as a response to New York and the nation’s overdo...
December 12, 2023
Safer Sniffing Guide
A step-by-step guide on safer sniffing, a publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 11, 2023
Safer Meth Use Guide
A guide on safer use of non-injection methods for meth, including sniffing, smoking, booty bumping, and hot railing. A publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 11, 2023
Safer Meth Injection Guide
A step-by-step guide on how to inject meth more safely, a publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 11, 2023
Safer Mixing Guide
A step-by-step guide on how to mix drugs more safely, a publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 11, 2023
Safer IV (Intraveneous) Injection Guide
A step-by-step guide on IV (Intraveneous) injection, a publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 11, 2023
Safer IM (Intramuscular) Injection Guide
A step-by-step guide on IM (intramuscular) injection, a publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 11, 2023
Safer Crack/Speedball Injection Guide
A step-by-step guide on safer crack/speedball injection, a publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 11, 2023
Safer Crack Smoking Guide
A step-by-step guide on safer crack smoking, a publication by OnPoint NYC....
December 3, 2023
