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“Mayor Adams’ remarks that the influx of new arrivals ‘will destroy New York City’ are reckless and unproductive fear-mongering. His dystopian ..Read More

“It is saddening, disturbing, and outraging to see the inflammatory and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from those who oppose temporary shelters for migrants ..Read More

In the late 1970s, Robert Callahan slept on the streets of the Bowery. He was destitute and lived with substance abuse, which made it difficult for him to secure and maintain permanent housing. ..Read More

"As tens of thousands of asylum seekers and other new arrivals continue to come to New York seeking help on their path to stability, ..Read More

“We agree with Governor Hochul’s call on the Biden Administration to immediately address the need for new arrivals to secure work authorization, and for additional resources in the form of funding and sites for emergency shelters.... ..Read More

“We welcome these additional resources from Governor Hochul and her Administration in what we hope is the start of a more meaningful commitment to provide the City with funding, staffing, facilities, coordination and more to avoid another nightmarish scenari ..Read More

“At this consequential time, we need both the State and the City, along with assistance from the Biden Administration, to work together constructively and in good faith to identify and implement solutions that will both ensure the humane treatment of new arr ..Read More

“New York City has been shouldering too much of the burden, and it is well past time for Governor Hochul to step up and take a leadership role in meeting this moment as a true test of our commitment to our values as a community,” said Coalition for the Hom ..Read More

“We echo Mayor Adams’ call on both Washington and Albany to significantly increase resources in the form of funding, staffing, facilities, coordination, work authorization for new arrivals and more for the Adams Administration to comply with all court orde ..Read More