Mamdani administration establishes NYC’s cash-for-syringes program as a permanent initiative
New York City Expands Controversial Syringe Return Program Mayor Zoran Mamdani’s administration has made a contentious pilot initiative permanent, which incentivizes drug users to return used needles in exchange for cash. Critics argue this approach may actually promote illegal drug use rather than curb it. The city’s extensive $126 billion budget for the new fiscal […]