In court fight preview, Legal Aid lawyer points at hole in NYC’s plan to lift right-to-shelter: ‘It’s not thought through’’ Posted on May 25, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Daily News A Legal Aid Society lawyer who’s set to lead the court fight against Mayor Adams’ proposed right-to-shelter rollback said Thursday that the mayor’s plan contains a “bizarre” contradiction that could draw scrutiny from a judge — providing a previe ..Read More
Will NYC’s new ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ permit people the right to sleep outside? Posted on May 21, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in AM New York Mayor Eric Adams has hailed New York City’s right to shelter as a hallmark of compassion for its most destitute. Now he must decide if he will extend that compassion by bestowing homeless people with the right to sleep outside. Read more… ..Read More
Jordan Neely Killing Shows Limits of New York City’s Push to Make Subway Safer Posted on May 18, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in WSJ Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has called for more social-service programs in recent weeks. Read more… ..Read More
As Crisis Grows, All of New York’s Migrant Plans Are Met With Outrage* Posted on May 18, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New York Times Since tens of thousands of migrants began arriving in New York City last year, the administration of Mayor Eric Adams has searched for one place after another to house them: hotels, parking lots, a cruise ship terminal and a pair of giant tents on Randall’s ..Read More
NYC converts hotels to shelters as pressure mounts to accommodate asylum seekers Posted on May 15, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in AP News NEW YORK (AP) — The historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan shuttered three years ago, but it will soon be bustling again — reopening to accommodate an anticipated influx of asylum seekers just as other New York City hotels are being converted to eme ..Read More
‘The right decision’: Adams defends suspending ‘right-to-shelter’ rules Posted on May 11, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY1 Mayor Eric Adams defended his decision to suspend parts of the city’s “right-to-shelter” law on Thursday, calling it a difficult choice forced by a “real-life humanitarian crisis.” Read more… ..Read More
NYC Eases Right-to-Shelter Rules in Bid to House Migrants Amid Suburban Backlash Posted on May 11, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NBC New York In anticipation of a new influx of migrants coming to the tri-state as COVID-era immigration restrictions known as “Title 42” are set to expire, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order loosening the city’s legal restriction ..Read More
In Wake of Subway Killing, City Officials Grilled On Touchpoints With Unhoused New Yorkers Posted on May 10, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits At a Council hearing, officials said the city has recorded 318,000 “engagements” since February 2022 between street homeless residents and police or outreach workers, including instances where the same individual was contacted multiple times. Of those, 4,6 ..Read More
How to respond to an erratic person on the subway Posted on May 10, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Crains New York On May 1, Jordan Neely desperately ranted on an F train traveling through Manhattan. A fellow passenger placed the 30-year-old homeless man in a chokehold, killing him and setting off protests throughout the city. Read more… ..Read More
