Tag: addiction
Heroin Task Force Tackles Stigma In Dyker Heights: “Nobody Wants A...
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Watch Live Town Hall. (Share video & help us spread the word) Heroin & Opioid Addiction Town Hall with Senators Marty Golden, Senator...
Tomorrow Night: “Stand Against Drugs” Town Hall At Kings Bay Y
The Kings Bay Y and Dynamic Youth Community are inviting the community to attend a "Stand Against Drugs" town hall meeting tomorrow evening, January...
Cymbrowitz, Golden Push Gambling Impact Study As State Moves Forward With...
The following is a press release from the offices of State Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz:
A bill introduced by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) to commission a...
Cymbrowitz Proposes Bill To Strengthen Community Input In Placement Of Drug...
In the midst of the summer drama centered around a proposed drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility on East 21st Street, Assemblyman Cymbrowitz blasted the...
State Pulls Plug On East 21st Street Rehab Center
The state agency charged with approving drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers has reversed course, choosing to reject a controversial clinic slated for East 21st...
Reviled Rehab Clinic Owners Says Scavo’s Comments Were Offensive, Threatens Hate...
The owner of the controversial drug rehabilitation facility attempting to plant its flag on East 21st Street and Jerome Avenue has shot back at...
Doc Drop: Cymbrowitz’s Letter Blasting Department Of Health’s Decision To Allow...
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and the local community scored a huge victory last week, forcing the Department of Health (DOH) and the state's Office of...
East 21st Street Rehab Center Ordered To Halt Construction After Lawmaker...
A proposed East 21st Street drug rehabilitation center is feeling the heat, after community opposition and pressure from local leaders succeeded in getting city...
City Gives Green Light To East 21st Street Drug Rehab Center,...
Neighbors of a proposed drug rehabilitation center on East 21st Street are outraged that the landlord and center's operator are moving ahead with construction...
Op-Ed: Expanded Casino Gambling Will Put All New Yorkers At Risk
The following is an op-ed submitted by Stephen Shafer, chairperson of the Coalition Against Gambling in NY.
In November, New York voters will have a...
Bullet Points: Neighbors Outraged By CB15 Vote Approving Drug Abuse Treatment...
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“Bullet Points” is our format for Community Board 15 meeting coverage, providing takeaways we think are important. Information in Bullet Points is meant...
Cymbrowitz: State’s Expansion Of Quick Draw Is Playing “Russian Roulette” With...
The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz:
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn), Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Alcoholism &...
One Rehab Center Approved, Another Denied: CB Says It’s About Style
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Community Board 15 voted in favor of permitting one drug rehabilitation center in the neighborhood, but voted down another, saying that the owners'...
Tomorrow: Prescription Pill Take Back Day – Get Rid Of Your...
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, and, for the youth, is often their gateway to harder drugs.
After marijuana, prescription drugs and over the...
Cymbrowitz Concerned About Seven New Casinos In NY, Increase In Addiction...
The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz:
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, Chairman of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse,...
