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Category: News

New York City Moves to Suspend Right-to-Shelter Mandate

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Sarah Murphy in The New York Times
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‘This is Extreme’: Advocates Condemn Mayor’s Latest Ask to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Sarah Murphy in CityLimits
In a new state court filing, the Adams administration is requesting authority to suspend the bulk of a 1981 decree that ensures shelter access for single adults. ..Read More

Mayor Adams files motion to suspend right-to-shelter citing migrant ’emergency’

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Sarah Murphy in Gothamist
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Mayor Adams’ admin asks court for clearance to lift NYC right to shelter whenever adult homeless population spikes

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Sarah Murphy in New York Daily News
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Adams Admin Takes Second Shot at Suspending ‘Right to Shelter’ in New Court Filing

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Sarah Murphy in The City
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The 2023 Nonprofit Power 100

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City and State NY
The leaders of New York’s top social services providers, legal aid organizations, foundations and more. Read more… ..Read More

Outcry as New York mayor says shelter mandate should exclude migrants

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The Guardian
Eric Adams made ‘unconscionable’ remarks before flooding, saying shelter beds for those in need should not go to migrants. Read more… ..Read More

New York City Migrants Worry as Deadlines Approach to Leave Shelters

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in TIME
At a former New York City high school converted into a shelter for migrants, washed jeans hang to dry on a fence and hateful messages blare from protesters wielding a loudspeaker: “Wake up, wake up, wake up: get your illegal-alien a–es up and out of b ..Read More

Judge on right-to-shelter case recuses herself as Adams admin plans to modify suspension request

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Daily News
A Manhattan judge overseeing the city’s right-to-shelter case recused herself from the matter Tuesday over concerns about her impartiality — a move that came as lawyers for Mayor Adams forged ahead with a push to suspend the decades-old shelter m ..Read More

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