Adams: ‘Right-to-shelter’ law doesn’t extend to migrants Posted on January 26, 2023 by MAYA RAJAMANI in NY 1 Mayor Eric Adams called the city’s legal obligation to house asylum seekers into question on Wednesday as officials prepared to open a sixth relief center for migrants in Manhattan. Read more… ..Read More
New York City works to count homeless residents living on streets Posted on January 25, 2023 by Janice Yu in ABC 7 NY NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — City workers and volunteers spread out throughout New York City overnight in a block-by-block attempt to count the number of homeless people living on the streets. Read more… ..Read More
NYC’s homeless are filling JFK Airport Posted on January 23, 2023 by Ashlie Rodriguez in Fox 5 NY NEW YORK – A number of travelers and staff members say they are noticing that the number of homeless living inside JFK Airport in Queens is rising. Read more… ..Read More
Abuse Victim Who Slept in Car Over NYC Shelter Issues Bails on System Entirely Posted on January 23, 2023 by Melissa Russo and Hilary Weissman in NBC New York A domestic violence victim who had to leave her home bluntly described the situation at the only remaining women’s intake center in New York City as “inhumane” before opting for a rental car as a bed instead. Read more… ..Read More
City to open fifth center for migrants Posted on January 21, 2023 by DEANNA GARCIA in NY 1 The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will be the site of the city’s latest humanitarian center to handle the influx of migrants, officials said. The Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center will assist single adult men who will move from the Watson Hotel in ..Read More
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will soon house NYC asylum seekers as numbers swell: Mayor Adams Posted on January 21, 2023 by Larry McShane in NY Daily News Mayor Adams announced plans Saturday for a fifth relief center to handle the city’s continuing influx of asylum seekers — the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on the borough waterfront. Read more… ..Read More
No room or rest for the weary: Senior and disabled homeless men in Murray Hill subjected to latest street sweep Posted on January 19, 2023 by Dean Moses in AM NY Four unhoused men braving the cold on 35th Street and 1st Avenue in Murray Hill had already begun packing their belongings by the time a contingent representing the NYPD, Sanitation Department, and Department of Social Services arrived Wednesday morning to get ..Read More
Opinion: HUD Secretary on how to make fair housing a reality Posted on January 19, 2023 by Marcia L. Fudge in CNN Martin Luther King Jr. did not live to see the Fair Housing Act become law, but its passage was a consequential part of his legacy. Read more… ..Read More
City Council eyes expanding CityFHEPS housing benefit program to help vulnerable New Yorkers find permanent housing Posted on January 18, 2023 by Sarah Belle Lin in AM New York On Wednesday, the City Council held a hearing examining the CityFHEPS program, a local rental assistance program, and proposed legislation that to amend its eligibility requirements and provide greater assistance to people in danger of falling into homelessnes ..Read More