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Housing advocates rally in Lower Manhattan to defend city’s right-to-shelter law

Posted on December 6, 2023

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Adams says he hasn’t met with Biden for nearly a year as he prepares for another DC trip

Posted on December 5, 2023

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Comptroller Lander revokes city’s prior approval for striking emergency migrant crisis contracts

Posted on December 5, 2023

The Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA), an advocacy organization representing FDNY firefighters decried on Monday Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts they say will affect some of the city's busiest stationhouses.

‘This can be the difference between life and death’: Firefighters union condemns Mayor Adams’ FDNY budget cuts

Posted on December 4, 2023

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Migrant crisis | Mayor Adams wants to slash asylum-seeker services by 20% to close budget gap

Posted on November 20, 2023

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Migrants, advocates hold ‘sleep in’ outside of Gracie Mansion in protest of mayor’s limits on shelter stays

Posted on November 16, 2023

Security guards posted at the Floyd Bennett site to ensure unauthorized visitors do not gain access to the HERRC.

Despite long journeys to NYC, some migrant families reject emergency shelter at Floyd Bennett Field

Posted on November 13, 2023

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Op-ed | How we deal with the ongoing asylum-seeker crisis is a test of who we are as New Yorkers and Americans

Posted on November 6, 2023

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Tales of survival: NYC migrants face bureaucratic challenges to gain work visas after a long journey to America

Posted on November 5, 2023

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Adams suddenly pulls out of planned D.C. meetings on migrant crisis

Posted on November 2, 2023

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‘Right to sleep’? Public Advocate Williams, City Council chide Mayor Adams for ‘scapegoating’ homeless rights law

Posted on October 31, 2023

Floyd Bennett Field HERRC prepares to open for migrant families

‘Doing the best with a bad situation’: Floyd Bennett Field HERRC prepares to open for migrant families

Posted on October 30, 2023

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Tales of survival: Migrant mother from El Salvador forges ahead in New York while husband and son remain incarcerated at Texas border

Posted on October 29, 2023

Migrants were left on the sidewalk for days outside the Roosevelt Hotel as the city scrambled to find accommodations.

Migrant crisis | NYC on track to spend over $12 billion on asylum seeker programs, state comptroller says

Posted on October 28, 2023

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Mayor Adams floats faith-based solution for managing influx of new migrants

Posted on October 25, 2023

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Migrant crisis | Mayor Adams says city is preparing to ‘manage’ scores of migrants sleeping on streets

Posted on October 24, 2023

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Adams admin looking to expand 30-day migrant shelter cap for single adults to DHS-run facilities: official

Posted on October 23, 2023

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City and state to enter mediation on right-to-shelter policy with Legal Aid

Posted on October 19, 2023

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Legal Aid blasts Hochul for supporting Adams’ attempt to roll back shelter mandate

Posted on October 18, 2023

Many immigrants are staying at a shelter in Long Island City, which was formerly the Paper Factory Hotel. Photos include immigrants outside the hotel; immigrants making the journey to the U.S., Argenis Arteaga from Venezuela; and the back of an immigrant called Carlos who was shot in back (Photos by Michael Dorgan and AP)

Tales of survival: NYC migrants who braved violence and perilous treks grateful for fresh start in America

Posted on October 18, 2023

Police raid migrant-run market on Randall's Island

Illegal migrant-run market on Randall’s Island busted, cops confiscate scooters near emergency shelter

Posted on October 17, 2023

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Migrant crisis | Amid criticism, Mayor Adams insists 60-day shelter limit won’t force kids to change schools

Posted on October 17, 2023

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Mayor officially limits shelter stays for migrant families with children to 60 days

Posted on October 16, 2023

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Federal judge sends Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter case back to state court

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Make the Road New York celebrates 25 years aiding immigrants amidst migrant crisis

Posted on October 15, 2023

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Adams admin to impose 60-day cap on shelter stays for migrant families: source

Posted on October 13, 2023

Advocates announce effort to preserve right-to-shelter

Right-to-shelter rollback: Coalition of NYC advocates, clergy and labor groups seek to stop Mayor Adams’ moves to end shelter mandate

Posted on October 12, 2023

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EXCLUSIVE | State officials dispute claims of NYC migrant mistreatment by DocGo: sources

Posted on October 12, 2023

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Gov. Hochul’s admin formally backs Mayor’s latest request to suspend shelter mandate

Posted on October 11, 2023

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Mayor defends trip to Latin America amid criticism, asserts mission achieved desired objectives

Posted on October 10, 2023

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Mayor gains insight on NYC’s migrant crisis during Latin America visit, Acknowledges no ‘magic pill’ solution

Posted on October 6, 2023

City Council Member Shahana Hanif, who introduced migrant crisis bill

Migrant crisis | Brooklyn City Council member seeks to block Mayor Adams’ limits on shelter stays

Posted on October 6, 2023

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Adams admin makes revised request to suspend shelter mandate, drawing swift backlash from advocates

Posted on October 4, 2023

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Mayor wants to provide ‘true picture’ of NYC migrant crisis during trip to South America this week

Posted on October 3, 2023

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Pols slam migrant shelter operator for ousting former residents of Staten Island senior living home

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Gov. Hochul says 18,000 jobs available for eligible Venezuelan migrants

Posted on October 2, 2023

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Report that migrant man molested child inside Queens shelter deemed ‘unfounded’ by cops

Posted on October 1, 2023

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Reynoso to redirect Borough Hall funds to ease strain on overburdened city agencies

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Mayor Adams says ‘I don’t believe’ right-to-shelter applies to migrant crisis

Posted on September 28, 2023

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Migrant crisis: Texas Governor Abbott, who bussed thousands of asylum seekers to New York, deflects blame to Biden during Big Apple visit

Posted on September 28, 2023

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Adams admin asks court to revise its request to suspend right-to-shelter law; judge recuses herself from case

Posted on September 26, 2023

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NYC housing voucher recipients can now apply subsidies beyond city limits: Mayor

Posted on September 26, 2023

Governor Kathy Hochul addresses migrant crisis in Harlem

Migrant crisis: Hochul deploys 150 more National Guard troops to help NYC asylum seekers apply for work permits

Posted on September 25, 2023

APTOPIX NYC Hotels Shelters Immigration

NYC will now cap shelter stays for adult migrants at 30 days: Mayor Adams

Posted on September 22, 2023

Midtown Manhattan

Sliwa attempts to disrupt Mayor Eric Adams’ fundraiser with Midtown protest

Posted on September 22, 2023

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Biden extends protective status for Venezuelans, allows many migrants in NYC to apply for work permits

Posted on September 21, 2023

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Borelli, House Republicans wield Mayor Adams’ migrant comments to attack President Biden

Posted on September 20, 2023

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As Biden visits Big Apple, Adams says NYC has done its part on migrant crisis, time for federal action

Posted on September 19, 2023

More from around NYC

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Op-Ed | Success of Bronx schools for the deaf and blind depends on state investment

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FDNY discovers hundreds of illegally stored propane tanks on residential street in East Elmhurst, not far from Citi Field

A room in the new JCCA mental health and preventive care clinic in Downtown Brooklyn.

JCCA opens new youth mental health and preventive care facility in Downtown Brooklyn

Carla Smith was appointed the next CEO of the LGBT Community Center.

Carla Smith named new CEO of LGBT Center