Bronx leaders are asking New York City and the state to crack down on what they're calling "open-air drug markets."

Used syringes and needles lay uncapped, littered throughout a one-block stretch of the South Bronx that serves as a haven for drug dealers and users alike. Located in the Hub, one of the borough’s busiest commercial districts,

Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) called on officials to permanently dismantle the open air drug market in the South Bronx during a press conference on Monday.