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January 11, 2023

PATCH: NYC Stalls Vital OD Data, Puts Safe Injection Sites At Risk:

NEW YORK CITY — The true scope of New York City's fatal overdose problem for the past two years remains unknown because city officials have dragged their feet on the...

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January 10, 2023

VOCAL-NY Responds to Gov. Hochul’s State of the State Address

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO GOV. HOCHUL’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS Leaders with VOCAL-NY Civil Rights Union and Homelessness Union Rallied in Albany Today, Despite Governor Hochul Closing the...

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January 9, 2023

Missing Data: VOCAL-NY Calls on Mayor Adams & DOHMH Commissioner Vasan to Release Overdose Data

Contact: Jasmine Budnella, Jasmine@vocal-ny.org MISSING DATA: VOCAL-NY CALLS ON MAYOR ADAMS & DOHMH COMMISSIONER VASAN TO RELEASE OVERDOSE DATA NEW YORK — In response to news that New York City’s...

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January 9, 2023

TIMES UNION: EDITORIAL: ACTION ON OPIODS

New York’s $2.5 billion in opioid settlement money is no “windfall.” It’s not something that happened to drop in our laps by happy accident. That money was earned through human...

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January 9, 2023

New york daily news: No Harm done: overdose prevention centers must stay open

Just over a year after New York City led the nation in establishing two overdose prevention centers to serve people at risk of falling to a continuing epidemic of opioid...

Press Statements
January 3, 2023

VOCAL-NY REJECTS NOMINATION OF HECTOR LASALLE FOR CHIEF JUDGE OF THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS

CONTACT: Nick Encalada-Malinowski / nick@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY REJECTS NOMINATION OF HECTOR LASALLE FOR CHIEF JUDGE OF THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS NEW YORK — In response to the nomination...

In the News
January 3, 2023

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: NY GOP leaders say Gov. Hochul pick Hector LaSalle deserves fair shot as state’s chief judgeNEW YORK DAILY NEWS:

The state’s top court has been highly criticized in recent years as a quartet of conservative-leaning judges led by DiFiore dominated decisions from the seven-member panel. “New Yorkers have been...

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December 7, 2022

VOCAL-NY CONDEMNS GOV. HOCHUL’S DECISION NOT TO INVEST OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS IN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS AMID A SURGING OVERDOSE CRISIS

CONTACT: Jasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.orgMariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY CONDEMNS GOV. HOCHUL’S DECISION NOT TO INVEST OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS IN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS AMID A SURGING OVERDOSE CRISIS NEW YORK — Yesterday,...

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December 1, 2022

On World AIDS Day, New Yorkers Demand Gov. Hochul Keep Promises to LGBTQ Community and Invest in Housing for People Living With HIV

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  ON WORLD AIDS DAY, NEW YORKERS DEMAND GOV. HOCHUL KEEP PROMISES TO LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND INVEST IN HOUSING FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV NEW YORK —  Today, on...

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