Queens nonprofit’s condom distribution draws criticism and public-health defense
Health · First reported 9 Nov, 12:00 · Updated 12:46
Reports say the AIDS Center of Queens County distributed condoms from a van on 41st Avenue in Queens, prompting neighborhood activists to call for an investigation and a halt to state funding. The nonprofit and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration defended the distribution as public-health work.
- The AIDS Center of Queens County distributed condoms from a van on 41st Avenue in the Roosevelt Avenue area of Queens.
- Neighborhood coalition members criticized the activity and sought an investigation; the article reports the nonprofit has more than $40 million in active contracts.
- The nonprofit described the van as a mobile testing unit, and the mayor’s administration said condom distribution is a public-health measure.
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- Reported location
- 41st Avenue in Queens, in the Roosevelt Avenue area.
- Nonprofit
- AIDS Center of Queens County.
- Active contracts
- More than $40 million, including at least $34 million with the city and $10 million with the state, as reported by the articles.
- Nonprofit’s explanation
- Its executive director called the van a mobile testing unit providing sex-health education and prevention tools.
- Activists’ request
- Investigate the distribution; coalition members also asked the governor to withhold state funding pending an investigation. [db6a6b4f-9901-a94e-a615b4533f06]
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