The deaths over three days in Suffolk County reflect a dangerous shift in the street-drug marketplace, according to police and prosecutors. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Drug Abuse and Traffic”
As Overdoses Soar, This State’s Largest Needle Exchange Is Being Evicted
By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2021
Syringe-access sites have been proven to reduce opioid overdoses and curb disease. New Jersey is about to shut down its biggest one. Source: New York Times
An Opioid Case Like No Other: New York vs the Entire Supply Chain
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
New York’s sweeping lawsuit is the first opioid case in which a jury rather than a judge will decide the outcome. Source: New York Times
Residents and Revelers Clash Over Washington Square Park
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
As the pandemic eases, the park has attracted crowds of young people who regard it as a place to let loose. Residents say the scene is out of control. Source: New York Times
Husband of Mayor Lovely Warren Is Arrested in Rochester, N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2021
Timothy Granison’s arrest was the latest crisis for the re-election campaign of Mayor Lovely Warren of Rochester, N.Y., who suggested the investigation was part of a conspiracy against her. Source: New York Times
The Pandemic Almost Derailed This Comeback Story
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2021
After receiving a 30-year prison sentence, John Gargano won clemency, then rebuilt his career twice. Like New York City, he’s back on his game. Source: New York Times
3 NYPD Officers Charged in Bribe Scheme
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
The officers, one of them retired, funneled work to a tow truck company for kickbacks and sold car crash victims’ personal information, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
This Heroin-Using Professor Wants to Change How We Think About Drugs
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2021
Prof. Carl Hart saw drugs as destroyers of communities. Then he saw the positive side. “We have miseducated the public,” he said. Source: New York Times
A Detective Was Accused of Lying. Now 90 Convictions May Be Erased.
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
The Brooklyn district attorney will move to dismiss old convictions in which a former narcotics detective, accused of perjury in Manhattan, played a key role. Source: New York Times
Tension Grows as Money Flows: 5 Takeaways From the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2021
As Andrew Yang appears to be solidifying his role as the front-runner in the contest, his Democratic rivals have begun to focus their lines of attack on him. Source: New York Times
Marijuana Is Legal in New Jersey, but Sales Are Months Away
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2021
Legislation signed on Monday decriminalizes the use or possession of up to six ounces of cannabis, ending an era of disproportionate arrests in communities of color. Source: New York Times
3 Detectives Obtained a False Murder Confession. Was It One of Dozens?
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
Huwe Burton was wrongly convicted because of deceptive interrogation techniques. How many more cases were “solved” the same way? Source: New York Times
Harry Brant Is Dead at 24
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2021
The socialite and style setter began making a name for himself as a teenager. Source: New York Times
‘Relapsing Left and Right’: Trying to Overcome Addiction in a Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
Substance-abuse centers are shutting and relying on virtual programming, just as more and more people turn to drugs and alcohol. Source: New York Times
Michael Alig, Club Kid Who Served Prison Time for Manslaughter, Is Dead
By Gotham Rex on December 26, 2020
Mr. Alig, who gained fame in the 1980s as a party promoter, was a tabloid celebrity who served 17 years in prison for manslaughter. Source: New York Times