Authorities are warning the public about desomorphine — slang name, krokodil ― a semi-synthetic opioid that has the sedating impact of heroin but can leave a user's skin scaly, green and rotting. The ...

Neighbors on Friday cheered this week’s massive Washington Square Park drug bust — saying it has swept out shameless dealers and junkies who put them on edge for years. “It makes me feel safe,” said ...