Bay Ridge’s hidden heroin problem
Golden to hold town hall on drug abuse
There is a hidden drug problem in Bay Ridge that state Sen. Marty Golden is trying to shed a light on.
More than a dozen young people under the age of 21 have died of heroin overdoses in southern Brooklyn communities like Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst in recent years, according to Golden, who said the alarming rate of drug deaths is a call to action.
“Drugs are still a scourge on our community,” Golden told the Brooklyn Eagle.