Aug. 21, 2024 By Dean Moses NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper honored on Tuesday two heroic migrants who saved a woman in Queens last month from a dangerous criminal who attacked her with a knife. Alexander Oswaldo Robles Lino and Josnan Alberto Palacios of Venezuela arrived at One Police Plaza on Aug. 20…
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NYC Common Sense Caucus proposes legislation to end sanctuary city status amid migrant crisis
Jun. 11, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Common Sense Caucus, a group of city council members focused on safety and essential services, has introduced the legislation Intro 945, aimed at repealing the statutes that designate New York City as a sanctuary city. The push from the city council group to revoke sanctuary policies comes at…
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East Elmhurst community members rally to call for shutdown of local migrant shelter
Jun. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The East Elmhurst Corona Alliance and Ditmars Blvd. Block Association partnered to hold a rally calling for the closure of an East Elmhurst migrant shelter on June 7. Formerly the Courtyard Marriott at 90-10 Ditmars Blvd., the building now serves as a migrant shelter and is cited as a…
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Queens Republican candidates take on migrant crisis: highlight local concerns and border solutions
May. 7, 2024 By Athena Dawson Three local Republican candidates vying for various local and state government positions held a press conference in Jamaica on Monday to address the city’s current migrant crisis. Paul King (Congress, D-5), Yiatin Chu (Senate, D-11) and Dwayne Moore (Assembly, D-29) held a press briefing in front of a migrant…
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Council Member Won hosts third welcome dinner for migrants and asylum seekers
Mar. 26, 2024 By Czarinna Andres In a significant community effort to support migrants and asylum seekers, Council Member Julie Won spearheaded her third welcoming dinner and resource fair on Friday, March 22, at P.S. 111 Jacob Blackwell in Long Island City. The event, hosted for the newly arrived residents in her western Queens council…
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Mayor denies connection between migrant discovery in Queens storefront and shelter limits
Feb. 27, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams insisted Tuesday that an incident where dozens of people, believed to be migrants, were discovered living in a cramped Queens storefront had nothing to do with his policies to move newcomers out of shelters.
Dozens of people, believed to be migrants, found living in cramped Queens cellar
Feb. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry
Mayor Eric Adams confirmed that dozens of people, believed to be migrants, were found living illegally inside a commercial business in South Richmond Hill on Monday afternoon.
Queens elected officials and CUNY staff host citizenship application workshop in Woodhaven
Feb. 8, 2024 By Rachel Butler Queens elected officials and CUNY (The City University of New York) staff joined forces to host a citizenship application event at P.S. 60 in Woodhaven on Saturday Feb. 3. State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr and Council Members Joann Ariola and Lynn Schulman hosted the event that 140 people attended,…
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Tales of survival: NYC migrants face bureaucratic challenges to gain work visas after a long journey to America
Nov. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Fleeing from drug cartels in his native Colombia, Jonathan Ochoa is just one of the thousands of migrants who have endured long journeys to New York to start a new life in America. The path toward financial independence that only employment can provide is only available to migrants…
Tales of survival: NYC migrants who braved violence and perilous treks grateful for fresh start in America
Oct. 18, 2023 By Michael Dorgan One New York City migrant fled Mexico with his family after being kidnapped and beaten by the cartels. Another left Venezuela with his family in search of a better life, prompting him to make the long journey up through the Darien Gap — where he encountered dead bodies…