Jul. 11, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
The city is establishing two new migrant relief centers at a Queens hotel and a converted Brooklyn warehouse, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday.
Jul. 11, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
The city is establishing two new migrant relief centers at a Queens hotel and a converted Brooklyn warehouse, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday.
Jun. 20, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
After revealing last month that very few of the over 76,000 migrants who’ve come through the Big Apple since last year have actually applied for asylum, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced he’s opening a center to help newcomers fill out and submit their claims.
Jun. 16, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams signed an emergency rule on Friday to nix the mandate that people must spend 90 days in homeless shelters to access city housing vouchers, a month after the City Council passed a bill doing the same thing.
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.
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.
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 announced…
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Jun. 6, 2023 By Dean Moses
Make the Road New York released on Tuesday afternoon a first-of-its-kind survey which the grassroots immigrant-led organization says underscores that the needs of new migrants are not being met in the Big Apple.
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.
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.
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.