Year: 2022

Strained for shelter space, the Adams administration confirmed it was exploring the possibility of using camp facilities “should they become necessary,” to house asylum seekers arriving from the Southern border. The city has relied on commercial hotels and ..Read More

Rules requiring a months-long stay in city shelters to qualify for housing vouchers are still in place weeks after city officials pledged to speed up the process — exacerbating already crowded conditions, The Post has learned. Read more… ..Read More

NYC’s shelter intake center, PATH, typically requests those seeking shelter provide certain historical data on where they’ve lived – which asylum seekers largely can’t provide. Read more… ..Read More

The Department of Investigation has reportedly opened a probe into allegations that the Department of Social Services orchestrated a cover-up of illegal shelter conditions. Read more… ..Read More

NYC Mayor Eric Adams acknowledges the city violated its legal mandate to shelter families on July 17-18, but a key report for that time period obtained Sunday by News 4 does not list any violations. Read more… ..Read More

A bill aimed at opening more public bathrooms could soon pass the New York City Council, helping residents and tourists alike. Read more… ..Read More

Tenant protections expired as he took office in January, and rents skyrocketed in the following months, but the mayor is instead suggesting Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is to blame for busing migrants to New York. Read more… ..Read More

New York City was not a destination when the Texas governor began busing asylum-seekers east. That changed after Adams launched his war of words against Abbott, who’s now sending hundreds to the Big Apple — and scoring a political win. Read more… ..Read More

New York City’s Department of Social Services fired its spokeswoman last Friday, a source said, following pushback over what the department knew about shelter violations – and who it told. Read more… ..Read More