Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City. Posted on September 13, 2023 by Kate Star in The Nation ..Read More
Immigrant Adults Shuffled from Hotels to Tent Shelters, As City Seeks to Free Up Space Posted on September 13, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits City Limits spoke with several of the immigrants being transferred from the Holiday Inn Manhattan downtown to the new, large congregate shelter on Randall’s Island, a group that included a pregnant woman and asylum seekers on crutches, among others. Read mor ..Read More
A Journey from Homelessness to a Room of One’s Own Posted on September 11, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New Yorker At a supportive-housing facility, chronically unhoused New Yorkers get a new lease on life, with a gym, a computer room—and on-site mental-health and medical services. Read more… ..Read More
Mayor Eric Adams says asylum seeker crisis ‘will destroy New York City’ Posted on September 8, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in ABC 7 NY NEW YORK (WABC) — As asylum seekers and their families continue to arrive at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, recent comments from New York City Mayor Eric Adams are drawing reactions. Read more… ..Read More
Mayor Adams ignites controversy after saying the migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ NYC Posted on September 7, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist Mayor Eric Adams is earning praise from Republicans and criticism from members of his own party after telling an audience of Upper West Side residents that the weekly influx of thousands of migrants “will destroy New York City.” Read more… ..Read More
Adams Weirdly Says Migrant Crisis Will ‘Destroy New York City’ Posted on September 7, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Magazine Mayor Eric Adams has long maintained that New York City is struggling to contend with the ongoing asylum-seeker crisis that has brought more than 100,000 new people to the city since last year. But during a town hall meeting on the Upper We ..Read More
Uncertainty for Migrants as 60-Day Deadline to Leave Shelters Looms Posted on August 29, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez With expiration of their time in free city beds fast approaching, some migrants are racing to find a place to rent while others are unsure where they will end up. Read more… ..Read More
White House outlines how NY government can improve response to migrant crisis Posted on August 28, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist The Biden administration pushed back on criticism that it has not done enough to help New York during the migrant crisis in letters to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, citing numerous areas where local officials could improve while dashing hopes that fe ..Read More
Adams admin says its request for migrant aid from feds has gone ‘unaddressed,’ as DHS defends response Posted on August 28, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in AMNY The Biden administration’s response to calls from Mayor Eric Adams to provide federal funding and work permits for new migrants was deemed inadequate and got a cool reception from City Hall Monday. Read more… ..Read More
