30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers
The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 29, 2025
Ethan Geringer-Sameth, discusses the mayoral candidates' stances on overdose prevention centers in New York City, including Zohran Mamdani's reversal of his longstanding stance to increase the centers, Andrew Cuomo's stance to keep existing centers but not expand them and Curtis Sliwa's stance against the existing centers. Plus, Sam Rivera, executive director of OnPoint NYC, talks about the two overdose prevention centers that OnPoint runs, in East Harlem and Washington Heights. And New York State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D, 33rd District) offers his support for overdose prevention centers.


