Shelters a Last Resort for Asylum-Seekers Who’ve Struggled to Secure Housing Posted on August 2, 2022 by Gabriel Poblete and Greg B. Smith in City Limits Immigrant families who’ve tried in vain to find their own apartments are at the breaking point — and showing up seeking homeless services after doubling up with family and friends. Read more… ..Read More
New York City works to make space for rapidly rising number of asylum-seekers Posted on August 3, 2022 by Austin Cope in NPR NEW YORK — New York City has a long history of welcoming immigrants “with open arms.” During the past few weeks, its arms have been under increasing strain. Read more… ..Read More
As New York City seeks contractors to aid asylum seekers, advocates decry continued mismanagement at shelters Posted on August 1, 2022 by Sara Dorin in City and State New York The intake center is short of Spanish-speaking staff and some families are being shuffled between shelters and hotels, Legal Aid said Monday. Read more… ..Read More
Why It’s So Hard to Find an Affordable Apartment in New York Posted on August 1, 2022 by Amir Hamja in The New York Times There simply aren’t enough places to live, a crisis decades in the making and one that poses a threat to the city’s continuing recovery. Read more… ..Read More
City homeless sweeps may ultimately be futile Posted on July 29, 2022 by Abigail Nehring in Riverdale Press When the temperature reached a high of 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit in North Riverdale last Wednesday, city shelters reported a daily count of just under 49,000 people, up from about 45,000 at the beginning of 2022, the coldest time of year. Read more… ..Read More
BREAKING: City Council to hold hearing on Adams admins’ handling of asylum seekers in city homeless shelters Posted on July 28, 2022 by Ethan Stark-Miller in Politics NY The City Council is set to hold a special hearing on Aug. 9 to look at the conditions in the city’s homeless shelters, and specifically zeroing in on the recent influx in asylum seekers Mayor Eric Adams says is overwhelming the system, PoliticsNY has learned ..Read More
