Below are some of the notable graphics we generated using available data to illustrate the issue of oversaturation of drug treatment facilities in Harlem
OASAS has allowed Harlem to be overly concentrated with methadone dispensing clinics 
Drill down to see the excessive concentration in East Harlem and Central Harlem in 2019 
Harlem has 19% of drug treatment programs but only 8% of NYC’s patients 
Staten Island has more overdose death than Harlem but much less drug treatment capacities 
Treatment desserts – districts with no opioid treatment centers in NYC 
Mount Sinai’s Concentration in Harlem 
In Harlem, drug treatment clinics are located near our schools 
NYC Crime Map
Below are some selected news article covering the arrests of drug dealers in Harlem. Oversaturation is a direct cause of drug related activities and must stop:
- Pushback on Homeless Shelters
Given so much push back on placement of homeless shelters, the latest being on Upper West Side and West Harlem, we thought some facts would be helpful. There are about 60,000 individuals who do not have a permanent home in … Continue reading “Pushback on Homeless Shelters” - Disappointing New Data
We are sad to report that new FOIL data indicates that number of patients traveling into Harlem to obtain methadone treatment continues to rise over the last 2 years. For your background, below is the density map of methadone facilities … Continue reading “Disappointing New Data” - Stop Mt. Sinai’s CARES program from moving at risk youth to a location rife with drug-trading activities. Stop this madness!
Despite tremendous push back from community members, Mount Sinai has announced it will relocate the 60 or so at-risk youth, ages 13-21, in its CARES program from their current Morningside Heights location to their new facility at 160 W 124th Street in … Continue reading “Stop Mt. Sinai’s CARES program from moving at risk youth to a location rife with drug-trading activities. Stop this madness!” - Pain Medication: Cause/Effect
With the recent NY Times article on the depths of corruption at Perdue Pharma and their willingness to promote painkiller addiction for profit, I thought it would be interesting to show our visualization of the ‘legal’ drugs proscribed in Manhattan … Continue reading “Pain Medication: Cause/Effect” - The City vs. Upstate
While the opioid crisis is often discussed as an urban phenomenon, over the last decade, upstate New York has been far more adversely impacted than New York City. - Mount Sinai = Methadone in Harlem and East HarlemWith new data from a FOIL request to OASAS, the size of Mount Sinai’s methadone programs relative to other Harlem and East Harlem providers is possible. On the screenshot below, you can see how the Mount Sinai programs on West … Continue reading “Mount Sinai = Methadone in Harlem and East Harlem”
- Exposure to Violent Crime
The map above shows the prevalence of certain reported violent felonies—homicides, robberies, and felony assaults—by neighborhood. The areas with the highest reported violent crime rates are in areas of the South Bronx, portions of Harlem, Norwood to Wakefield in the … Continue reading “Exposure to Violent Crime” - Significant Increases in Admits to Harlem Opioid Treatment Programs: 2017–2020 See all NYC statisticsComparing identical examples of OASAS FOIL data from 2017 and now 2020, we are able to see how admissions to Opioid Treatment Programs have increased or decreased in specific communities. The map below shows increases in red and decreases in … Continue reading “Significant Increases in Admits to Harlem Opioid Treatment Programs: 2017–2020 See all NYC statistics”
- Opioid Treatment Deserts 2020
The updated map shows the communities in New York that have no opioid treatment centers. Williamsburg, Astoria are examples - Opioid Treatment Locations and Admission Totals
Our latest Greater Harlem Coalition data, from a 2019/2020 FOIL request to OASAS, has yielded a map of the location of Opioid Treatment Programs in New York City and their admission totals: Zoom into Harlem and East Harlem to see … Continue reading “Opioid Treatment Locations and Admission Totals” - Oversaturation in CB11
East Harlem has 14% of NYC’s opioid treatment capacities but only 1.5% of NYC’s population - Where Are They From?The Greater Harlem Coalition has researched and repeatedly proven the oversaturation of substance use programs in Harlem and East Harlem using data from the agencies responsible. Our neighborhood hosts many more addiction programs than are justified by our population, by … Continue reading “Where Are They From?”
- New FOIL Data from OASAS
With only 8% of the admission to addiction programs, over 19% of all the Opioid Treatment Programs in New York City are located in Harlem and East Harlem. - GHC Petitioned Successfully Against a New Drug Treatment Center in East Harlem and presented data to CB11In May, 2020, we presented in CB11 (East Harlem). See an excerpt of CB11 meeting minutes, and full minutes here Shawn Hill – Harlem Neighborhood Block Association (10 minutes)i. Concentration/ Saturation of treatment facilities in East Harlem. Shawn Hill gavea … Continue reading “GHC Petitioned Successfully Against a New Drug Treatment Center in East Harlem and presented data to CB11”
- Opioid Treatment DesertsWhile Harlem is oversaturated with 18% of drug treatment capacities, many districts have no such capacities whatsoever
- Oversaturation by Community District (Community Board)
This visualization illustrates how East Harlem is oversaturated by OASAS. Given that 84% of all opioid treatment programs in CB11 commute into East Harlem from other Community Districts, our community is shouldering far more than its fair share. - East Harlem Burdened By More Than Its Fair-Share
East Harlem (in red, below) hosts a disproportionate number of OASAS-licensed Opioid Treatment Programs, that wealthier zip codes have rejected. This graph clearly illustrates that the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports applies discriminatory medical redlining, forcing low-income communities … Continue reading “East Harlem Burdened By More Than Its Fair-Share” - Staten Island v Harlem (Part 2)
In 2018 Staten Island had 50% more premature drug-related deaths than Harlem, yet Harlem has 6 times the Opioid Treatment Program capacity. As a result, many Staten Islanders have to travel to other boroughs (and to Harlem, for example) for … Continue reading “Staten Island v Harlem (Part 2)” - Staten Island v HarlemStaten Island has 35% more people than Harlem, yet according to the New York Department of Health, in 2018 it had over 50% more premature drug-related deaths.
- Greater Harlem Coalition Partners With SiliconHarlem.net
The Greater Harlem Coalition partnered with Silicon Harlem to present an NYC Open Data workshop on Visualizing Social Justice on March 4th. - Concentration of Substance Abuse Programs in Harlem, 2019
Since Robert Rodriguez’s election to New York State Assembly, the number of substance abuse programs in his district #68 has exploded to become larger than any other district in New York City. - Comparing the Promixity of Addiction Facilities to Schools
A comparison of two locations in Harlem where social services such as addiction treatment, homeless shelters, halfway houses, and mental health clinics with schools nearby. - What is Killing People Who Live in Harlem?
Data gathered by the NYC Dept of Health shows that what Harlem needs most are cancer and heart disease-related health facilities. #harlem #eastharlem #fairshare - Drug and Alcohol-related Arrest Information for Manhattan, 2018
Wherever OASAS has sited opioid treatment programs, we find more drug/alcohol-related arrests. Not only that: size matters. The larger the OASAS licensed opioid program, the more likely the community is to have high rates of drug/alcohol arrests. - NY State Assembly Districts and Substance Abuse Facilities
Map indicating NY State Assembly district, substance abuse facilities are most concentrated in assembly districts representing Central and East Harlem and lower Washington Heights. - Congressional Districts and Substance Abuse Facilities
A map highlighting the high concentration of substance abuse facilities in Harlem and Washington Heights - The Oversaturation of Harlem
Harlem is proportionally oversaturated with social services, including substance abuse, homeless shelters, halfway houses, mental health services. - 76% of Patients treated in Harlem resides in Harlem
Data from OASAS has shown that 76% of those getting substance abuse treatment in Harlem’s facilities do not reside in Harlem. Everyday, these patients have to travel into Harlem for treatment. Over the holidays the Sugar Hill Concerned Neighbors group finally received … Continue reading “76% of Patients treated in Harlem resides in Harlem”