NYC Mayor Calls for ‘National Assault’ on Fentanyl After 1-Year-Old Dies of Suspected Opioid Exposure

NYC Mayor Calls for ‘National Assault’ on Fentanyl After 1-Year-Old Dies of Suspected Opioid Exposure
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at the NYPD 40th Precinct in New York on July 17, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has called for a “national assault” on fentanyl following the arrest of the owner of a Bronx daycare facility where a 1-year-old boy died after allegedly being exposed to opioids.

Mr. Adams made the comments after meeting with the parents of baby Nicholas Dominici on Sept. 18; just days after suspects Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, and Grei Mendez, 36, were arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, assault, depraved indifference, and multiple drug charges.
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