Articles
August 2026
“In a recent interview with CBS News, OnPoint NYC Executive Director Sam Rivera said his team has intervened in more than 2,100 overdoses with no fatalities, and has more than 7,000 registered participants who have used the facility’s services 250,000 times since it opened in 2021. ‘250,000 times people used inside with us, not in the parks, not in the street, not in the playgrounds, not in bathrooms,’ said Rivera.”
“Just two months after taking office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited OnPoint to show support for the program. ‘This weekend, the team at OnPoint NYC kept their doors open 24/7 so vulnerable New Yorkers had somewhere safe to go,’ Mamdani posted on X in March, alongside photos of himself with Rivera and other staff.”