See a selected list of letters GHC or its members have sent to officials:
- Greater Harlem Coalition’s response to Mayor de Blasio’s announcement establishing supervised consumption sites in East Harlem and Washington Heights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2021 Contact: Syderia Asberry-Chresfield, 917-674-3313, syderia@aol.com It is not for Greater Harlem Coalition (GHC) to comment on which form of harm reduction programs in Harlem best help patients with substance dependency recovery, be it methadone clinics, needle exchanges, or supervised consumption sites. What is outrageous to GHC is that the … Continue reading “Greater Harlem Coalition’s response to Mayor de Blasio’s announcement establishing supervised consumption sites in East Harlem and Washington Heights” - A Letter to AG James (October 2021)
Attorney General James, We understand that your office will play an important role in deciding how the opioid settlement money should be spent. As residents of Harlem (124th between Adam Clayton Powell and Lenox), we have experienced an intense degradation in the quality of life in the neighborhood. The increased draw of vulnerable people to … Continue reading “A Letter to AG James (October 2021)” - Letter to AG James on Use of Opioid Settlement Funds (October 2021)
Dear Attorney General James. I am writing to add my voice to the many you have heard asking you to use funds from the opioid settlement to address the problem of disproportionate distribution of drug treatment centers that is so negatively affecting the already vulnerable neighborhood of Harlem. As you know, over 75% of the … Continue reading “Letter to AG James on Use of Opioid Settlement Funds (October 2021)” - Letter to NY Attorney General James – October 2021Dear Attorney James, I would like to start by saying that you are a hero at a time when heroes are so desperately needed. I support you making citizens responsible for paying their fair share of taxes, even when these powerful individuals try to hide behind organizations. Thank you for pursuing accountability for what is fair … Continue reading “Letter to NY Attorney General James – October 2021”
- Letter Sent to The Commissioner of OASAS (April 27, 2021)
- Testimony to NYC Racial Justice Commission (October 2021)Testimony to NYC Racial Justice Commission Unfair displacement of local residents in gentrifying neighborhoods Overview Due to the high real estate prices in New York City, residents from neighborhoods of color, such as Harlem, are often exposed to risk of displacement and homelessness. To protect these residents and to help preserve their culture, the government … Continue reading “Testimony to NYC Racial Justice Commission (October 2021)”
- Urgent – Please Stop the DOE CARES program from being relocated to Harlem at West 124th Street (October 5, 2021)
Dear Chancellor Porter, I am reaching out to you as there is a grave injustice about to be done to numerous Harlem children who go to different public and charter schools in the city who live/go to school in Central and South Harlem. In the past three years, there has been an explosion of drug … Continue reading “Urgent – Please Stop the DOE CARES program from being relocated to Harlem at West 124th Street (October 5, 2021)” - GHC Letter to Congress Member Espaillat Regarding Opioid Settlement Funds
Dear Congress Member Espaillat, The Greater Harlem Coalition is very concerned about how settlement monies from the opioid lawsuits will be spent in our community. In particular, we would like to hear how you envision using the monies that AG James has discussed to reduce the current oversaturation of large drug programs in Harlem and … Continue reading “GHC Letter to Congress Member Espaillat Regarding Opioid Settlement Funds” - GHC member’s letter to drug treatment centers demanding safety
one of our members wrote a letter detailing safety and quality of life issues observed on the streets of Harlem associated with drug treatment clinics and asked CEOs of Harlem United, Mount Sinai, START, and Odyssey House for a concrete plan to mitigate these issues - GHC Letter to NYS Attorney General – No Response
Read the letter a Greater Harlem Coalition member wrote to the New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, who has still not replied. You can tweet her at: @NewYorkStateAG and email her at: https://ag.ny.gov/contact-attorney-general-letitia-james - A Letter to The Mayor from a Greater Harlem Coalition MemberTo: The Honorable Mayor DeBlasio Good afternoon Mr. Mayor, I hope this email finds you and your family all safe and healthy. This is the fourth email I am sending you over the last couple of months. I want to begin this correspondence by saying thank you for all the hard work that you and … Continue reading “A Letter to The Mayor from a Greater Harlem Coalition Member”
- GHC letter to Senator Brian BenjaminThe Greater Harlem Coalition is calling on our elected officials and asking them to do the work necessary to enact legislation that will ensure that the oversaturation of Harlem and East Harlem is stopped and ultimately reversed.
- Patch: Mayor De Blasio Visits 125th Street
Sunday’s visit by Mayor Bill de Blasio came amid complaints about drug use and filthy sidewalks along East 125th Street during the pandemic. - OASAS Denies Responsibility for Decades of Oversaturating Harlem
OASAS Refuses to Accept Responsibility for Decades of Oversaturating Harlem - Patch: GHC’s Letter to Mayor De Blasio(Harlemites, your voices have been heard! GHC’s letter to the Mayor led to some short term improvements on 125th Street. Here are a few updates since this post on October 2012: (1) Nov 10, Our letter prompted Mayor to visit 125th Street (2) Dec 18, Councilwomen Diana Ayala gave an update on changes made by … Continue reading “Patch: GHC’s Letter to Mayor De Blasio”
- A Letter from OASAS in Response to Our Email to Gov. CuomoThe Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) recently sent us a letter in response to our concerns about the proposed facility for mental health and substance abuse services.