GHC and other organizations have sent multiple letters to officials and agencies to ask for change over the years and to address our complains (read here for more info).
In 2008, Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) issued a moratorium on new drug treatment clinics in the neighborhood. Community Board 11 (East Harlem) issued a similar moratorium as well as a district needs statement detailing the quality of life issues associated with these facilities.
Sadly, officials have done little to deter Mount Sinai from setting up yet another methadone clinic in Central Harlem in 2019. (see letters from Inez Dinkins and Brian Benjamin for more information)
Below are a list of our letters and subsequent responses:
| Government Officials | Letter Addresses | Copied on Letter | Walked our Streets? |
| NY State Governor and OASAS (Andrew Cuomo) | 1) 2019 OASAS Response 2) 2020 OASAS Response 3) 2021 Letter to OASAS & OASAS response & GHC response 4) 2021 National Action Network to OASAS | 2020 Letter to Harlem United | No |
| MTA | 1) 2003 Letter 2) 2008 Letter 3) 2013 Letter 4) 2019 MTA response 5) 2021 Letter | No | |
| Department of Homeless Services | 2021 Letter to DHS, then DHS response and GHC’s response | No | |
| NYC Mayor (Bill De Blasio) | 4) 2020 Letter – see media coverage here | 2020 Letter to Harlem United | Yes, but on Sunday when clinics are closed |
| Manhattan District Attorney | 2020 Letter (P1,P2) – no response | 2020 Letter to Harlem United | No |
| Public Advocate (Jumaane Williams) | 2021 Letter | 2020 Letter to Harlem United | No |
| Manhattan Borough President (Gale Brewer) | 2021 Letter | 2020 Letter to Harlem United | No |
| Manhattan Borough President (Mark Levine) | 2021 Letter | 2020 Letter to Harlem United | Yes |
| Senator Brian Benjamin | 2020 Letter | Yes | |
| City Council Member Ben Kallos | 2021 Letter | No |
ELECTED OFFICIALS CONTACT INFORMATION
- City Councilman Bill Perkins: phone: 212-788-7397 email: D09perkins@council.nyc.gov, twitter:billperkins
- Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer: phone: 212-669-8300, email:gbrewer@manhattanbp.nyc.gov, twitter: galeabrewer
- Manhattan Community Board 11 Chair, email:mn11@cb.nyc.gov
- Mayor Bill de Blasio: phone: 212-788-3000 twitter: NYCMayorsOffice
- NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer: phone: 212-669-3916, email: action@comptroller.nyc.gov,twitter: ScottMStringer
- Congressman Adriano Espaillat: phone: 212-663-3900; Twitter @RepEspaillat, email:Espaillat.house.gov
- Assemblywoman Inez Dickens: DickensI@nyassembly.gov
- NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams: phone: 212-669-7200; email:GetHelp@publicadvocate.nyc.gov
- Manhattan CB 10 Chair Cicely Harris: email: ciharris16@hotmail.com and District ManagerShatic Mitchell email: smitchell@cb.nyc.gov, Twitter: @Mancb10; FB: Manhattan BoardTen
Additional contact information:
- Also, contact Mt. Sinai Community Relations (Brad Beckstrom, brad.beckstrom@mssm.edu, 646.605.7200;
- AND Christopher Thomas Consalvo, Email: Christopher.Consalvo@mssm.edu Phone: 646.605.7204)
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