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
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
NYC to limit shelter stays for some adult migrants to 30 days — and families with kids could be next: sources Posted on September 19, 2023 by Chris Sommerfeldt in New York Daily News The Adams administration plans to limit shelter stays for some single adult migrants to 30 days — and is also weighing placing restrictions on how long asylum-seeking families with children can stay in the city’s care, two municipal government sources fami ..Read More
City Hall About to Put Migrants in Shelters on Shorter Clocks Posted on September 19, 2023 by Gwynne Hogan in The City Adults who reapply for shelter will have just 30 days, and families with children may be given their own deadline for the first time. Read more… ..Read More
Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City. Posted on September 13, 2023 by Brad Lander in The Nation ..Read More
Immigrant Adults Shuffled from Hotels to Tent Shelters, As City Seeks to Free Up Space Posted on September 13, 2023 by Daniel Parra in City Limits City Limits spoke with several of the immigrants being transferred from the Holiday Inn Manhattan downtown to the new, large congregate shelter on Randall’s Island, a group that included a pregnant woman and asylum seekers on crutches, among others. Read mor ..Read More
A Journey from Homelessness to a Room of One’s Own Posted on September 11, 2023 by Jennifer Egan in The New Yorker At a supportive-housing facility, chronically unhoused New Yorkers get a new lease on life, with a gym, a computer room—and on-site mental-health and medical services. Read more… ..Read More
Mayor Eric Adams says asylum seeker crisis ‘will destroy New York City’ Posted on September 8, 2023 by ABC Staff in ABC 7 NY NEW YORK (WABC) — As asylum seekers and their families continue to arrive at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, recent comments from New York City Mayor Eric Adams are drawing reactions. Read more… ..Read More
Mayor Adams ignites controversy after saying the migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ NYC Posted on September 7, 2023 by Elizabeth Kim in Gothamist Mayor Eric Adams is earning praise from Republicans and criticism from members of his own party after telling an audience of Upper West Side residents that the weekly influx of thousands of migrants “will destroy New York City.” Read more… ..Read More
