Calls Grow to Shut Down 'Open Air Drug Market' in Bronx Business District
SOUTH BRONX, NEW YORK, JUL 9 – Officials and business leaders say open drug use drives away shoppers and causes a 15% commercial vacancy rate in the South Bronx Hub, with up to 20 overdoses reported weekly.
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Calls grow to shut down 'open air drug market' in Bronx business district | News Channel 3-12
By Anthony Carlo Click here for updates on this story MOTT HAVEN, the Bronx, New York (WABC) — Officials are sounding the alarm to shut down what they say is an “open air drug market” in a business district of the South Bronx. Congressman Ritchie Torres said he has been trying to raise awareness for a year and claims open drug use and trafficking is driving people away and hurting businesses. He says the city has failed to find a solution to…
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Torres continues full court press on Adams admin over drug use in the Hub – Bronx Times
U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres continued Wednesday his pressure campaign against city hall during a press conference, calling its efforts to curb the open-air drug market known as the Hub in the South Bronx, “nothing less than a systemic failure of governance.” Torres, Borough President Vanessa Gibson and business leaders called on Mayor Eric Adams to “definitively crack down and end the open air drug market,” saying that it was time to get …
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