Hundreds of NYC shelter beds sat vacant while migrants slept outside Roosevelt Hotel: data Posted on August 14, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Daily News Hundreds of beds in the city’s shelter system sat vacant while a large group of migrants were sleeping on a Manhattan sidewalk for several nights in a row earlier this summer, according to data obtained by the Daily News. Read more… ..Read More
Asylum seekers receive notice of new shelter time limits Posted on August 14, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Crain's New York Business More than 900 asylum seekers have received notice of Mayor Eric Adams’ new policy limiting adult migrants to 60 days in a city shelter, with the expected total to reach around 1,400 by the end of th ..Read More
State court tells New York City to spell out needs in migrant crisis Posted on August 4, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Reuters A New York State Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the city of New York to spell out what it needs from the state to solve its migrant housing crisis, ratcheting up pressure on authorities struggling to respond as thousands of migrants seek refuge in the c ..Read More
Mayor Adams Turns His Back on Immigrants and New York’s Legacy Posted on August 3, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New York Times Since last year, tens of thousands of asylum seekers have arrived in New York City from the southern border and around the world, seeking a better life in a place that has welcomed generations of immigrants since its founding. Read more… ..Read More
“They Are Fast to Get You Out of Here”: Asylum Seekers Bed Down Outdoors as Shelter System Buckles Posted on August 2, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits The administration said this week that its shelter system is at capacity. In addition to those sleeping under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, dozens are also camping out on sidewalks outside the Manhattan hotel serving as the main intake center for migrants, a ..Read More
Migrants Sleep on the Sidewalk, the Face of a Failing Shelter System Posted on August 1, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New York Times People have come from all over the globe to a city that is legally required to give them a place to stay. This week, city officials said they had run out of room. Read more… ..Read More
Migrants sleeping on the streets outside Roosevelt Hotel with NYC shelter system breaking down; lawsuit threatened Posted on July 31, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Daily News Migrants unable to find beds in the New York City shelter system have resorted to sleeping on the sidewalks around the Roosevelt Hotel intake center. On Monday morning, there were dozens on makeshift beds. Read more… ..Read More
Migrants in NYC Say They’ve Been Turned Away, Despite Shelter Mandate Posted on July 21, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Bloomberg Intake centers said they’re out of room to house asylum-seekers, after Mayor Eric Adams launched a campaign urging migrants at the Mexico border not to come. Read more… ..Read More
For some migrants in NYC, a tent encampment under the BQE is now home Posted on July 20, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist As Mayor Eric Adams seeks to shorten the stays of migrants filling the city’s shelter system, displaced new arrivals are creating their own living spaces – under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Read more… ..Read More
