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. The survey claims to highlight a severe shortage of meaningful services for those continuing to…
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Judge grants media orgs’ request to unseal names of George Santos bond suretors
Jun. 6, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A federal judge has granted a request by nearly a dozen news organizations to unseal the names of three individuals who secured a $500,000 bond to keep Rep. George Santos out of pretrial detention — names the fabulist congressman has said he’d rather go to jail than disclose.…
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…
Cops cuff woman who allegedly pushed teen onto Queens subway tracks
Jun. 5, 2023 By Dean Moses A woman was cuffed Monday morning after apparently pushing a female straphanger onto a Woodhaven subway track, police said. According to police sources an 18-year-old was standing at the 75 St-Elderts Lane train station, which provides J and Z line service, at around 10:30 a.m. on June 5…
City budget likely won’t pass until after June 27 council primaries, Adams’ budget director says
May. 31, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A final city budget deal likely won’t come until after the June 27 City Council primaries, giving the administration and city lawmakers a tight window to pass an on-time spending plan by their July 1 deadline, Mayor Eric Adams’ Budget Director Jacques Jiha predicted Wednesday.
Third Rikers detainee dies this year as Adams admin pushes back on damning federal report
May. 31, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A 31-year-old man named Joshua Valles died at Elmhurst Hospital Saturday after suffering a medical episode while in custody on Rikers Island, becoming the third detainee in city jails to die this year, amidst pushback by the Adams administration to a damning report by the federal monitor overseeing…
NYC has ‘done its share,’ Mayor Adams insists while defending request to exempt city from right-to-shelter protections amid migrant crisis
May. 24, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams rebuffed on Wednesday criticisms of his administration filing a legal motion with a Manhattan judge late Tuesday afternoon to suspend the city’s right-to-shelter requirements amid the ongoing migrant influx, saying the city has “done its share” and is asking for “clarity” from the court. With…
‘Let them work’: Hochul, Adams call on Biden to expedite work permits for migrants
May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Governor Kathy Hochul joined Mayor Eric Adams and New York City’s business leaders on Monday to give President Biden a simple message: let tens of thousands of newly arrived asylum seekers in the city work. The pair came together Monday morning at Union Square Events, in Brooklyn’s Sunset…
MTA proposes raising subway, bus fare to $2.90 by Labor Day
May. 22, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA on Monday proposed raising subway, bus, and paratransit fares to $2.90 by Labor Day — the first time the base fare would go up since it went to $2.75 in 2015. The 15-cent fare hike, which is not finalized, will be subject to public hearings in…