Judge on right-to-shelter case recuses herself as Adams admin plans to modify suspension request Posted on September 26, 2023 by Chris Sommerfeldt in NY Daily News A Manhattan judge overseeing the city’s right-to-shelter case recused herself from the matter Tuesday over concerns about her impartiality — a move that came as lawyers for Mayor Adams forged ahead with a push to suspend the decades-old shelter m ..Read More
City-funded rent vouchers can now be used outside NYC under new Mayor Adams rule Posted on September 26, 2023 by MICHAEL GARTLAND in New York Daily News People who receive rental vouchers from New York City will now be able to use those benefits throughout the state under an unprecedented new policy Mayor Adams unveiled Tuesday morning. Read more… ..Read More
Adams, Hochul agree on this one Posted on September 25, 2023 by EMILY NGO and NICK REISMAN in Politico Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams are more aligned than ever ahead of a court hearing Tuesday on the city’s right-to-shelter provision. Read more… ..Read More
Adams moves to exclude migrants from city’s ‘right to shelter’ law Posted on September 25, 2023 by Janice Yu in ABC 7 NY NEW YORK (WABC) — City officials will be back in court Tuesday to defend Mayor Eric Adams’ attempt at limiting the amount of time allowed for migrants to stay in New York City shelters. Read more… ..Read More
Mayor Eric Adams limits migrants at shelters to 30 days Posted on September 23, 2023 by DEANNA GARCIA in NY 1 Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he is cutting in half the length of time adult asylum seekers will be allowed to stay at shelters. Read more… ..Read More
NYC shelters set to dump thousands of migrants to discourage new arrivals Posted on September 22, 2023 by JANAKI CHADHA The move by Adams marks a critical new moment in the yearlong immigration crisis in New York. Read more… ..Read More
Adams official says NYC will ask judge to suspend right-to-shelter rules for migrants Posted on September 21, 2023 by Elizabeth Kim in Gothamist A senior Adams administration official said on Thursday that the city is preparing to ask a judge to exempt newly arrived migrants from its right-to-shelter mandate, which requires the city to provide a bed to anyone who asks for one. Read more… ..Read More
Thank You for Making This Year’s Project: Back to School an Enormous Success! Posted on September 20, 2023 by Casey O'Hara We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the Coalition’s 16th annual Project: Back to School such a resounding success! This year, our goal was to fill 4,000 backpacks with all the essentials students need to start the school ye ..Read More
New York’s immigrant spirit tested by influx of asylum-seekers Posted on September 20, 2023 by Hillary Chura in Christian Science Monitor Perhaps more than any other American city, New York embodies the immigrant ethos. Built by foreigners, it tends to be particularly accepting of those who want to make it in this country. Read more… ..Read More
