Mayor Adams to Shut Down Randall’s Island Tent Complex for Asylum-Seekers Posted on November 10, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits The site has capacity for 1,000 people, but has seen relatively few visitors while continuing to encounter intense criticism from immigrants rights advocates and members of the City Council. Residents will be moved to a Manhattan hotel next week. Read moreR ..Read More
Nearly 2,600 Apartments for Mentally ill and Homeless People Sit Vacant Posted on November 4, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New York Times Placing New York’s homeless and mentally ill in housing that comes with social services, a key to keeping people from living in the streets and subways, is proving to be a challenge for the city. Read more… ..Read More
NYC migrant crisis highlights long standing homeless shelter issues Posted on November 4, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist Under the FDR Drive in midtown Manhattan, dozens of asylum seekers gathered under the parkway last Thursday, waiting for a mobile soup kitchen to arrive. Read more… ..Read More
This is the most important van in NYC… and it’s full of socks. Posted on November 1, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Upworthy How can socks make such a huge difference? You’d be surprised. Read more… ..Read More
Advocates express concerns over National Guard presence at NYC shelters Posted on October 27, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist The deployment of National Guard troops to several homeless shelters across the city is raising alarms among advocates regardless of the roles the guard members serve. Read more… ..Read More
Less Than 10% of Tenants Facing Eviction Actually Got a Lawyer Last Month, Undermining ‘Right to Counsel’ Law Posted on October 27, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in The City NYC Over 17,000 tenants did not have legal counsel in Housing Court cases brought by their landlords this year, new state numbers show. Read more… ..Read More
NYC’s homeless student population increased last school year despite enrollment drop: data Posted on October 26, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Daily News The number of New York City students experiencing homelessness increased last school year even though the Department of Education saw a significant drop in enrollment over the same period, according to data obtained by the Daily News. Read more… ..Read More
EXCLUSIVE: MTA To Start Reopening Subway Bathrooms Early Next Year Posted on October 24, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NYC Streetblog Relief is on the way. Subway station bathrooms will begin reopening early in 2023 as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reverses its pandemic-era decision to shutter toilets for nearly three years, Streetsblog has learned. Read more… ..Read More
For Eric Adams, an Unexpected Influx of Migrants Poses a Major Test Posted on October 23, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New York Times The mayor has struggled to respond to thousands of migrants arriving on buses, and he has received criticism from every corner. Read more… ..Read More
