Randall’s Island camp for asylum seekers set to open Wednesday Posted on October 18, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist New York City will open its first outdoor migrant camp Wednesday on Randall’s Island to temporarily house and care for hundreds of asylum seekers bused daily from border states, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration said Tuesday. Read more… ..Read More
Homeless New Yorkers struggle to leave shelter system, even with vouchers Posted on October 14, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY 1 The high demand and low supply of housing in the city is making it difficult for homeless New Yorkers seeking housing to compete with an already competitive market. Read more… ..Read More
Opinion: Migrants Are Seeing the Depths of New York’s Housing Crisis Posted on October 14, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Times To Yefferson Rojas, the American dream was New York City. Read more… ..Read More
Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for federal response to New York’s migrant crisis Posted on October 12, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in CBS News NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul says the migrant crisis in New York is a federal issue and too big for the state to handle alone. Read more… ..Read More
Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless respond to skyrocketing number of homeless New Yorkers Posted on October 12, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in AMNY The Legal Aid Society, a non-profit legal organization in New York City, issued a joint statement with the Coalition for the Homeless regarding the city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter census in response to the high volume of people in shelte ..Read More
City asks affordable housing developers to shift lottery units to house homeless Posted on October 11, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Crains New York The city is making moves on multiple fronts to shore up an overburdened homeless shelter system as waves of migrants arrive. Read more… ..Read More
Number of homeless adults in NYC shelters sets new record by the day Posted on October 6, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist There are more homeless adults living in the city shelter system than at any time since 2013 and the record-high number will likely be broken again. Read more… ..Read More
Property destroyed, people separated from services, no reduction in street homelessness: Adams’ sweeps 6 months in Posted on October 6, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Audacy NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — “They left a note, and said they were going to do a sweep. But unfortunately I had run to the bathroom, and when I came back everything was gone, including all my clothes, all my property. All my stuff was gone.” Read more… ..Read More
Adams migrant ‘tent city’ relocation fails to quell safety and accessibility concerns Posted on October 5, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist A decision by Mayor Eric Adams to abruptly relocate a “tent city” for asylum seekers from Orchard Beach in the Bronx to Randall’s Island is drawing similar concerns from elected officials and advocates that the location is inaccessible and at risk of flo ..Read More
