Jun. 12, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller As thousands of asylum seekers continue to pour into the Big Apple each week, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced his administration is opening two new so-called “Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers” (HERRCs) spread across three college dormitories on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. One of the new…
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Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program
Jun. 9, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The City Council wasted no time Thursday in overwhelmingly passing legislation that, if enacted, would mandate New Yorkers citywide to separate food scraps and other organic refuse from the rest of their trash.
City Hall beef: Mayor Adams blasts Comptroller Lander for not traveling to DC to lobby feds for migrant crisis help
Jun. 8, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams tore into city Comptroller Brad Lander Thursday, criticizing the city’s chief bean counter for not traveling to Washington D.C. to push the feds to provide more migrant crisis support. During the tirade, Hizzoner said Lander, who’s frequently criticized the mayor’s handling of the migrant crisis,…
Schumer, Jeffries secure nearly $105M to help cover cost of NYC’s migrant crisis
Jun. 7, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York City is set to receive nearly $105 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help defray the $1.2 billion it’s already spent on sheltering and providing for tens of thousands of migrants, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries…
AIR QUALITY ALERT: New Yorkers warned to stay inside as dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires covers the city
Jun. 7, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to shroud New York City in an acrid, hazy blanket — prompting yet another air quality alert on Wednesday. Public schools across the Five Boroughs cancelled all outdoor activities on June 7, and Mayor Eric Adams warned those with respiratory conditions and…
Op-ed | Fair Fares makes public transit affordable for New Yorkers in need. Let’s expand it.
Jun. 7, 2023 By Selvena N. Brooks-Powers & Reverend Dr. Margaret Elaine M. Flake New York is expensive. Half of the City’s households cannot comfortably afford to live here. These New Yorkers are struggling to pay for the essentials, like housing, food, healthcare, and transportation. We believe in our shared responsibility to help our neighbors…
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Pushing the prez: Cadre of New York pols urge Biden to expedite migrant work permits in letter
Jun. 6, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A cadre of over 70 pols led by City Council Member Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan) joined Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul in demanding the White House expedite work authorizations for the tens of thousands of migrants in New York City through a letter to President Biden on Tuesday.
Mayor Adams says he’s looking to house migrants at Gracie Mansion
Jun. 6, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he’s looking to open up his own residence at Gracie Mansion to house asylum seekers as a way to incentivize private homeowners to take migrants into their homes in exchange for payment from the city. “I was speaking with the staff to…
Having faith: NYC reaches out to local churches to shelter nearly 1,000 migrants in new partnership
Jun. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city has entered into a two-year partnership with a faith-based non-profit that will enlist up to 50 houses of worship to offer overnight stays for single adults, mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The partnership, which is with the New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS), comes at a…
FIRST ON amNY | Over 100,000 NYCHA households have signed up for city’s free broadband and cable program
Jun. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
More than 100,000 households have signed up for a city program that offers public housing residents free internet and basic cable, Mayor Eric Adams’ office is set to announce Monday.