White House outlines how NY government can improve response to migrant crisis Posted on August 28, 2023 by Elizabeth Kim in Gothamist The Biden administration pushed back on criticism that it has not done enough to help New York during the migrant crisis in letters to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, citing numerous areas where local officials could improve while dashing hopes that fe ..Read More
Adams admin says its request for migrant aid from feds has gone ‘unaddressed,’ as DHS defends response Posted on August 28, 2023 by Ethan Stark-Miller in AMNY The Biden administration’s response to calls from Mayor Eric Adams to provide federal funding and work permits for new migrants was deemed inadequate and got a cool reception from City Hall Monday. Read more… ..Read More
NYC’s shelter mandate at heart of question of what to do with migrant surge Posted on August 23, 2023 by Matthew Chayes in Newsday For over four decades, New York City has been bound by a unique-in-the-nation mandate: anyone in need must be provided taxpayer-funded shelter for free. Read more… ..Read More
New Report Unpacks NYC’s Onerous Shelter Intake Process Posted on August 21, 2023 by Emma Whitford in City Limits Landing a secure shelter placement is far more complicated than simply walking through the doors of an intake center, particularly for families, according to a new review by Comptroller Brad Lander. Read more… ..Read More
White House Approves Migrant Shelter at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field, Gov. Hochul says Posted on August 21, 2023 by Jon Campbell in Gothamist New York state is on the verge of leasing space at Floyd Bennett Field in southeast Brooklyn to house 2,000 migrants seeking shelter in New York City, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. Read more… ..Read More
Scathing Letter Reveals Tension Among New York Democrats Over Migrant Crisis Posted on August 16, 2023 by Dana Rubinstein, Nicholas Fandos and Luis Ferré-Sadurní in The New York Times The letter, responding to New York City’s list of demands for state help, said the city had already rebuffed some of the state’s offers and had been slow to aid migrants. Read more… ..Read More
Hochul alleges lack of coordination by Adams as state defends NYC migrant response Posted on August 16, 2023 by Emily Ngo in POLITICO A 12-page letter from Hochul’s attorney is the governor’s response to requests that Adams formally made a week earlier for more state intervention. Read more… ..Read More
Hochul should force NY towns to take migrants, advocates’ letter says Posted on August 14, 2023 by Tim Balk in NY Daily News Dozens of advocacy groups have joined in a letter to Gov. Hochul demanding the state force towns to accept migrants from New York City, pressuring the governor to take a more aggressive approach to the city’s deepening asylum seeker crisis. Re ..Read More
Hundreds of NYC shelter beds sat vacant while migrants slept outside Roosevelt Hotel: data Posted on August 14, 2023 by Chris Sommerfeldt in NY Daily News Hundreds of beds in the city’s shelter system sat vacant while a large group of migrants were sleeping on a Manhattan sidewalk for several nights in a row earlier this summer, according to data obtained by the Daily News. Read more… ..Read More
