Dealing with needles in parks
New York City officials say that drug addicts and junkies drop up to 5,000 needles in Bronx parks every week. It is a staggering statistic. And now there is a plan to, at the very least, clean up the problem. City agencies have a plan to keep those needles out of sight. The Parks Department and Health Department will install 60 syringe disposal kiosks at several high-use parks throughout the Bronx.