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Migrant families evicted from Manhattan hotel

Politics

Migrant evictions begin with pregnant women, children forced out of hotel as Lander announces investigation into 60-day shelter cap

Posted on January 9, 2024

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City evacuates migrants from Floyd Bennett Field before impending major storm

Posted on January 9, 2024

Mayor Adams speaks about migrant shelter limit

Politics

Mayor Adams insists 60-day migrant shelter limits won’t kick families to the curb, but critics say policy is ‘cruel’

Posted on January 8, 2024

Far right and left activists confront each other at Lower Manhattan migrant rally

Politics

Lower Manhattan rally to stop migrant shelter limits crashed by far-right activists

Posted on January 8, 2024

Migrants in East Village

Politics

Tales of survival: Migrants in East Village struggle to find relief while waiting in the cold on endless lines

Posted on January 7, 2024

Security guard at Randall's Island migrant shelter

Suspect charged for fatal stabbing of migrant at Randall’s Island shelter

Posted on January 7, 2024

Migrants facing eviction at NYC shelters at the worst possible time of the year

Posted on December 16, 2023

Politics

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

Posted on December 6, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

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

Posted on December 5, 2023

Comptroller Brad Lander

Politics

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.

Politics

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

Posted on December 4, 2023

Politics

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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Politics

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.

Politics

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

Posted on November 13, 2023

Migrants sleeping on a bus

Op-Ed

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

Migrants at Roosevelt Hotel

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

Posted on November 5, 2023

Politics

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

Posted on November 2, 2023

Eric Adams

Politics

‘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

Brooklyn

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

Posted on October 30, 2023

migrant crisis and El Salvador and New York

Brooklyn

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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Politics

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

Posted on October 25, 2023

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Politics

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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Politics

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

Posted on October 23, 2023

Migrants at Roosevelt Hotel

Politics

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

Posted on October 19, 2023

Politics

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

Posted on October 18, 2023

Queens

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

Politics

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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Politics

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

Posted on October 16, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

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

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Latino

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

Posted on October 15, 2023

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Politics

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

Politics

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

Migrants say they are worried and confused after days of sleeping on the Midtown streets.

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

Posted on October 12, 2023

Kathy Hochul

Politics

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

Posted on October 11, 2023

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Politics

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

Posted on October 10, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams speaking to Mexican officials

Politics

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

Politics

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

Posted on October 6, 2023

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Politics

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

Posted on October 4, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams (center) says his four-day trip to Mexico and South America this week will focus on disuading migrants from coming to New York City

Politics

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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Brooklyn Paper

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

Gov. Kathy Hochul announces nearly 400 employers are ready to fill 18,000 open jobs with migrants newly eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Politics

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

Posted on October 2, 2023

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Queens

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

Posted on October 1, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

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

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Politics

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

Posted on September 28, 2023

Migrant in Manhattan

Politics

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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Politics

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

Posted on September 26, 2023

More from around NYC

Majority Leader Amanda Farías recognized family-owned coffee shop, The Way Cafe in Castle Hills for its outstanding contributions to the community and the local economy.

Small Business Saturday: Farías honored 3 Bronx-based businesses

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Man sought for allegedly groping a 13-year-old girl on an E train in Kew Gardens: NYPD

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Modern three-family condo building rises on low-slung Williamsburg block

World AIDS Day Out of the Darkness

New Yorkers mark World AIDS Day with vigils and readings