Residents push back against construction of methadone clinic, claim Harlem is oversaturated with clinics Residents push back against construction of methadone clinic, claim Harlem is oversaturated with clinics Beatrice Shlansky / Senior Staff Photographer Despite residents’ claims that drug addiction rates in West Harlem are low, a methadone clinic is being built on 145th Street, near a public school and other youth-oriented buildings. In response to claims that Harlem is overburdened by drug-addiction rates and overdoses, a methadone clinic is being built on 145th Street and Amsterdam ...