Helping Homeless People Who Are Mentally Ill Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dave Giffen in The New York Times “Behind Acts of Violence, Years of Mistakes” (front page, Nov. 21) effectively underscores the decades of neglect, underfunding and mismanagement that have made New York’s mental health system such a resounding failure for so many people in our city... ..Read More
NYC expands 30-day stay limits to single adult migrants in DHS shelters Posted on November 13, 2023 by Arya Sundaram in Gothamist The Adams administration, looking to free up space in the city's beleaguered shelter system, will begin sending notices Monday to single adult migrants in Department of Homeless Services accommodations directing them to leave within 30 days. ..Read More
Mayor Adams weighs in on migrant crisis at Floyd Bennett Field as families refuse to stay Posted on November 13, 2023 by Eyewitness News in ABC Eyewitness News MARINE PARK, Brooklyn -- Only 13 migrant families decided to stay at the newly opened shelter at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. ..Read More
Is NYC’s Mayor Playing into Anti-Immigrant Sentiment? Posted on November 9, 2023 by Isaiah Thompson in Nonprofit Quarterly ..Read More
Op-Ed | New York City can start addressing the migrant emergency by cutting government red tape Posted on November 8, 2023 by Diana Ayala and Rhonda Jackson in AMNY Since January 2023, New York City has taken in 95,000 migrants. Their arrival has spurred countless debates on a national scale surrounding New York’s shelter capacity and the city’s ability to provide housing for this growing population. ..Read More
Migrant students face schooling uncertainty as NYC gives families 60 days to exit shelter Posted on November 3, 2023 by Karen Yi & Jessica Gould in Gothamist ..Read More
Uncertain Waits or Tickets Away: Immigrants Face New Reality as Shelter Stays Expire Posted on November 2, 2023 by Emma Whitford & Daniel Parra in City Limits ..Read More
NYC’s “Right to Shelter” Under Threat Amid Migrant Influx Posted on November 2, 2023 by Isaiah Thompson in Nonprofit Quarterly ..Read More
Legal Aid Society slams Floyd Bennett Field asylum seeker shelter as “not safe, not humane” for children Posted on November 1, 2023 by JENNIFER BISRAM, LISA ROZNER in CBS News ..Read More
