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have an updated listing.
Research has shown that bleach is not completely
effective
in killing the HIV virus!
If you shoot up:
- Hook up with one of the needle exchange programs below.
- Use a fresh set every time you fix.
- Use only your own water, cooker, and cotton.
- Further safer injection tips can be found at http://www.safeworks.org/Injection/
Program Name |
Exchange Sites |
Day(s) |
Hours |
| ADAPT
Needle Exchange Program Contact: Hector Garduno 212-289-1957 (E. Harlem) 718-782-9125 (Brooklyn) |
Classon Avenue between Putnam Ave and
Fulton Street (Bedford-Stuyvesant) |
Tues. | 1-3pm |
| Thurs. | 10-12pm | ||
| 109th Street between Lexington and Third
Avenues East Harlem |
Mon | 9:30-11:30am | |
| Fri | 5-7pm | ||
| South Fifth Street & Marcy Avenue
Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
Tues.&Wed | 2-4pm | |
| Sat. | Noon-2pm | ||
| Corner of Putnam & Knickerbocker
Avenues Bushwick, Brooklyn |
Sat | 2:30-4:30pm | |
| Tues. | 9:30-11:30am | ||
| New York Harm Reduction Educators, Inc.
(NYHRE) Bronx-Harlem NEP Contact: Dr. Terry Reufli 718-842-6050 |
Jerome Avenue and Clinton Place (SW Corner) | Fri | 3-7pm |
| Garrison Street (between Irvine St. and Hunts Point
Ave) |
Thurs. | 3-9pm | |
| 126th Street Between Lexington & Third Avenues | Sat. | 9am-1pm | |
| Corner of 110th & Park Avenue | Tues | Noon-5pm | |
| 148th Street Between Bergen and Brook Avenues | Thurs | 10am-2pm | |
| Soundview Site (Corner of Ward and Watson Avenues) | Wed. | 1:30-4:30pm | |
| Housing Works, Inc.
Needle Exchange Program Contact: Justin Henderson 212-966-0466, ext. 286 |
Supportive Services Office
130 Crosby Ave (between Prince and Houston Sts) NOTE: For Housing Works’ clients only (Homeless people with HIV) |
Mon-Sat | 10am-3pm |
| Lower East Side Needle Exchange Program
Contact: Drew Kramer 212-477-6863 212-228-7734 |
Storefront- 39 Avenue C
Between 3rd and 4th Streets |
Mon | 4-7pm |
| Tues | 5-8pm | ||
| Wed and Sat | 11am-2pm | ||
| Thurs | 1-2pm | ||
| Thurs | 4-5pm (Women Only) | ||
| Thurs | 6-9pm | ||
| Fri | 7-10pm | ||
| Roving Teams in the general area of
Essex, Delancey, and Pike Streets and under the Manhattan Bridge |
Wed and Sat | 11-2pm | |
| Streetwork (Satellite Site) Note: Only Streetwork
clients can participate in their needle exchange program. |
Mon., Tues, Thurs., Fri. | Noon-5pm | |
| Sat. | 1:30-5pm | ||
| St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction
Contact: Joyce Rivera 718-585-5544 |
Storefront- 314 Cypress Ave, 2nd Floor
(Between 140th and 141st Streets), Bronx |
Tues | 12:30-3pm |
| Thurs | 3:30-6:30pm | ||
| Sat. | 9:30am-Noon | ||
| 139th Street and St. Ann’s Avenue | Fri | 12:30-3:00pm | |
| FROST’D
Needle Exchange Program Contact: Joyce Wallace 212-924-3733 |
123rd Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan | Tues | 10am-2pm |
| 22nd Street and Surf Avenue (Coney Island) | Thurs. | 10am-2pm | |
| Seneca and Longwood Ave, Bronx | Fri. | 10am-2pm | |
| Positive Health Project NEP
Contact: Jason Farrell 212-465-8304, 8305 |
301 West 37th Street, 2nd Floor, Manhattan | Mon | 11am-3pm |
| Wed | 12-5pm | ||
| Fri | 1-7pm | ||
| Sat | 1-5pm | ||
| Transgender Participants Only | Thurs. | 6-8pm | |
| Bushwick Community Service Society (Comrades in A.R.M.S.)
Contact: Fernando Soto 718-452-3197 x5 |
1630 Broadway
(Bushwick Section of Brooklyn) |
Mon-Wed | 7-3pm |
| Thurs. | 12-8pm | ||
| CitiWide Harm Reduction Program
c/o La Resurrecction United Methodist Church Contact: Dalia Heller 718-292-7718 |
Carver Hotel: 980 Prospect Ave (Bronx) | Thurs. | 6-10pm |
| Webster Hotel: 1930-38 Webster Ave (Bronx) | |||
| University Hotel: 2532 University Ave (Bronx) | |||
| California Suites: 610 W. 111th St. (Manhattan) | Sat. | 6-8pm | |
| Camden Resident Hotel: 206 W. 95th St (Manhattan) | |||
| Riverside Hotel: 312 West 109th St. (Manhattan) | Sat. | 8:30-10:30pm |
| Urban League of Westchester | 22-24 South 3rd Avenue | Mon. | 6:30-8:30am |
| Fri. | 7-9pm |
Program Name |
Exchange Sites |
Day(s) |
Hours |
| AIDS Rochester
Harm Reduction Program Contacts: Lisa Perticone 716-442-2220 |
844 North Clinton Avenue | Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri | 1-4pm |
| Thurs | 4-6pm | ||
| 559 W. Broad Street (Corner of Romeyn) | Thurs. | Noon-3pm |
Program Name |
Exchange Sites |
Day(s) |
Hours |
| Buffalo General Hospital Project Reach
Harm Reduction Program Contact: Ray Ganoe 716-845-4300 |
300 Niagra Street | Mon-Fri. | 8:30-4pm |
| Sat. | 11am-3pm | ||
| 1333 Jefferson (Group Ministries) | Sat | 4-7pm |
in other cities, please write [email protected]
BIMC for Compiling This List!