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Residents press Community Board 11 for answers about clinic proposed at 1609 Colden Avenue
Summary
Multiple residents urged Community Board 11 to investigate a clinic advertised at 1609 Colden Avenue; district staff said the operator holds a state permit but the owner told staff they were not yet operating and building‑department inspections and 311 complaints are underway.
Several residents at the April 24 meeting of Bronx Community Board 11 said they are alarmed by advertising for what they described as an opioid-treatment clinic at 1609 Colden Avenue and pressed the board and staff for information and safety assurances.
Ronnie Colangelo, a resident who raised the topic during the public‑hearing portion of the meeting, said: “Seems that there's a opioid clinic opening next door to Rogers House.” He and other speakers said they feared an uptick in local disorder if the facility opens and asked what authority the board or city had to prevent it.
The board’s district manager, Jeremy (district manager), responded that the owner had told the district office the location was only advertising and not yet operating. “They do have a…
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