Migrants sleeping on the streets outside Roosevelt Hotel with NYC shelter system breaking down; lawsuit threatened Posted on July 31, 2023 by Chris Sommerfeldt and Josephine Stratman in Daily News Migrants unable to find beds in the New York City shelter system have resorted to sleeping on the sidewalks around the Roosevelt Hotel intake center. On Monday morning, there were dozens on makeshift beds. Read more… ..Read More
Migrants in NYC Say They’ve Been Turned Away, Despite Shelter Mandate Posted on July 21, 2023 by Kriston Capps, Maria Paula Mijares Torres, and Sarah Holder in Bloomberg Intake centers said they’re out of room to house asylum-seekers, after Mayor Eric Adams launched a campaign urging migrants at the Mexico border not to come. Read more… ..Read More
For some migrants in NYC, a tent encampment under the BQE is now home Posted on July 20, 2023 by Arun Venugopal in Gothamist As Mayor Eric Adams seeks to shorten the stays of migrants filling the city’s shelter system, displaced new arrivals are creating their own living spaces – under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Read more… ..Read More
NYC to issue fliers to migrants at southern U.S. border: Find another city Posted on July 20, 2023 by Kelsey Ables in Washington Post New York City will distribute fliers at the U.S.-Mexico border aimed at discouraging asylum seekers from settling in the East Coast metropolis long known for welcoming outsiders with open arms. Read more… ..Read More
Mayor Adams expected to limit shelter stays as migrant crisis continues Posted on July 19, 2023 by Elizabeth Kim in Gothamist Mayor Eric Adams is looking to impose a limit on how long people can stay in any single shelter, according to three people familiar with the discussions. The new policy would come as the city struggles to deal with a homeless population that has roughly double ..Read More
Migrant adults can only stay in NYC shelters for 60 days at a time under new Adams policy Posted on July 19, 2023 by Chris Sommerfeldt in NY Daily News Adult migrants will only be permitted to stay in city shelters for 60 days at a time under a new policy announced by Mayor Adams on Wednesday that he cast as an effort to prioritize housing migrant families with children amid “unsustainable” overcrowding i ..Read More
Former Homeless Services Head to Oppose City in Right-to-Shelter Litigation Posted on July 19, 2023 by Emma Whitford in City Limits Steve Banks, who served as social services commissioner under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, is returning to a familiar posture—opposing City Hall in litigation over the city’s unique shelter rights for the homeless, which Mayor Eric Adams has sought to weak ..Read More
Comptroller Proposes City Establish Housing First Program in Response to Audit of Failed Outcomes of Encampment Sweeps Posted on July 18, 2023 in City and Land NYC A new audit by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander found that the Adams Administration’s homeless sweeps failed to meet their goals and proposes that NYC establish a large-scale “Housing First” program instead. Read more… ..Read More
Asylum-Seeker Families Decry Sudden Transfer from Emergency Shelter in Queens Posted on July 17, 2023 by Daniel Parra in City Limits “When I told them I was assigned to room 503, the staff told me it’s an office,” said Carlos, who asked that his full name not be used for fear of retaliation. “I went in and saw that there was no window. How are they going to have children in the summ ..Read More
