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“Politicians like Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams believe that scapegoating the Right to Shelter will somehow relieve them of their obligations to manage a ‘crisis’ that is now more than eighteen months...

“By extending and re-designating Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, the Biden Administration has created a legal pathway for thousands of our newest neighbors to find stability and secure...

“This proposal is pointless, cruel, and another bureaucratic hurdle for new arrivals to navigate while trying to rebuild their lives in New York...

“Mayor Adams’ remarks that the influx of new arrivals ‘will destroy New York City’ are reckless and unproductive fear-mongering. His...

“It is saddening, disturbing, and outraging to see the inflammatory and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from those who oppose temporary shelters for...

In the late 1970s, Robert Callahan slept on the streets of the Bowery. He was destitute and lived with substance abuse, which made it difficult for him to secure and maintain permanent...

"As tens of thousands of asylum seekers and other new arrivals continue to come to New York seeking help on their path to...

“We agree with Governor Hochul’s call on the Biden Administration to immediately address the need for new arrivals to secure work authorization, and for additional resources in the form of funding and sites for emergency...

“We welcome these additional resources from Governor Hochul and her Administration in what we hope is the start of a more meaningful commitment to provide the City with funding, staffing, facilities, coordination and more to avoid another nightmarish...

“At this consequential time, we need both the State and the City, along with assistance from the Biden Administration, to work together constructively and in good faith to identify and implement solutions that will both ensure the humane treatment of new...