drugs
Freakonomics’ Answer to Question of the Week
Saturday, November 12th, 2005Despite the lukewarm response to last week’s Question of the Week, for the three of you who cared, here’s Freakonomics take on it. Q: If drugs dealers make so much money, why do they live with their mothers? A: Except for the 2-5% of dealers at the top of the drug trade, drug dealers don’t [...]
“Deadly” heroin kills 6 in LES
Sunday, August 21st, 2005This seemed inappropriate to post last Tuesday when the story was “news,” but it’s important to mention because it means we have unfinished business. Despite gentrification, the LES still has a drug problem. A deadly batch of heroin may have killed six people over five days in downtown Manhattan – including two college coeds found [...]