NYC to use cruise ship terminal as asylum-seeker shelter
1 year, 11 months ago

NYC to use cruise ship terminal as asylum-seeker shelter

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City is temporarily turning a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for asylum-seekers, Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday, announcing the latest in a series of facilities the city has set up — and sometimes shut down — as it strains to handle an ongoing influx. Some advocates for people who need shelter criticized the cruise ship terminal plan, saying that the waterfront building could flood and is ill-suited to housing people. “Continuing to move asylum seekers around the boroughs like chess pieces is callous and indicative of City Hall’s failure to competently manage this crisis,” the groups said in a statement. Adams said city officials “continue to surpass both our moral and legal obligations and meet the needs of people arriving in New York.”

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New York City Sets Up Office to Give Migrants One-way Tickets Out of Town
1 year, 1 month ago

New York City Sets Up Office to Give Migrants One-way Tickets Out of Town

News 18  

New York City is intensifying efforts to transport migrants out of the city as its shelter system reaches capacity, setting up a dedicated office to provide asylum-seekers with free, one-way tickets to anywhere in the world. City Hall confirmed the establishment of a new “reticketing center” in Manhattan as its latest bid to ease pressure on its shelters and finances …

New York City sets up office to give migrants one-way tickets out of town
1 year, 1 month ago

New York City sets up office to give migrants one-way tickets out of town

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City is intensifying efforts to transport migrants out of the city as its shelter system reaches capacity, setting up a dedicated office to provide asylum-seekers with free, one-way tickets to anywhere in the world. City Hall confirmed the establishment of a new “reticketing center” in Manhattan as its latest bid to ease pressure on its …

Over 3,000 migrants have hit NYC shelter time limit, but about half have asked to stay, report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Over 3,000 migrants have hit NYC shelter time limit, but about half have asked to stay, report says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — About 3,000 asylum-seekers have been told their time was up in New York City shelters, but about half have reapplied to stay, according to a newspaper report. Mayor Eric Adams announced in July that New York would start giving adult migrants 60 days’ notice to move out of city shelters. Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services …

New York City limiting migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays to ease strain on city
1 year, 2 months ago

New York City limiting migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays to ease strain on city

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that he is limiting shelter stays for migrant families with children to 60 days, bidding to ease pressure on a city housing system overwhelmed by a large influx of asylum seekers over the past year. The Democrat’s office said it will begin sending 60-day notices to migrant families who …

New York City moves to suspend ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx continues
1 year, 2 months ago

New York City moves to suspend ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx continues

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City is challenging a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it, as the city’s shelter system strains under a large influx of international migrants who have arrived since last year. The filing came as Mayor Eric Adams embarks on a four-day trip through Latin America, starting …

New York City moves to suspend ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx continues
1 year, 2 months ago

New York City moves to suspend ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx continues

LA Times  

New York Mayor Eric Adams, shown in January, is embarking on a four-day trip through Latin America where he said he will discourage people from moving to his city. New York City is challenging a legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it, as the city’s shelter system strains under a large influx …

New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters
1 year, 3 months ago

New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Beleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities — to help ease pressures on the city’s already struggling shelter system and perhaps dissuade more migrants from coming. But the mayor called the move “another step …

NYC plans to house migrants on an island in the East River
1 year, 4 months ago

NYC plans to house migrants on an island in the East River

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan Monday to house as many as 2,000 migrants on an island in the East River where a migrant center was set up last year and then taken down weeks later. “We’re grateful to Governor Hochul and New York state for their partnership in opening this new humanitarian relief center …

NYC plans to set up a shelter for 1,000 migrants in the parking lot of a psychiatric hospital
1 year, 4 months ago

NYC plans to set up a shelter for 1,000 migrants in the parking lot of a psychiatric hospital

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City will set up a shelter for up to 1,000 migrants in the parking lot of a state psychiatric hospital as thousands of asylum seekers continue to arrive in the city weekly, officials said Wednesday. The new emergency relief center at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital in the Queens borough of New York will house adult …

New York City will give some migrants 60 days notice to leave shelter system, mayor says
1 year, 5 months ago

New York City will give some migrants 60 days notice to leave shelter system, mayor says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With hundreds of migrants arriving daily, New York City will start giving adult asylum seekers in the city’s shelter system 60 days notice to find somewhere else to live, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday. “It’s not sustainable and we’re not going to pretend as though it is sustainable.” Under the new policy, Deputy Mayor for Health and …

Citing migrant influx, New York mayor asks court to suspend long-standing ‘right to shelter’
1 year, 7 months ago

Citing migrant influx, New York mayor asks court to suspend long-standing ‘right to shelter’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s mayor asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its long-standing “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able to house every homeless person because of the arrival of tens of thousands of international migrants. “It is in the best interest of everyone, including those seeking to come to the United …

NYC converts hotels to shelters as pressure mounts to accommodate asylum seekers
1 year, 7 months ago

NYC converts hotels to shelters as pressure mounts to accommodate asylum seekers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — 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 emergency shelters. “New York City has now cared for more than 65,000 asylum seekers — already opening up …

Hotels in New York City turn into emergency shelters amid US asylum seekers' crisis
1 year, 7 months ago

Hotels in New York City turn into emergency shelters amid US asylum seekers' crisis

India Today  

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 emergency shelters. “New York City has now cared for more than 65,000 asylum seekers — already opening up over 140 emergency …

NYC to send asylum-seekers upstate to deal with influx
1 year, 7 months ago

NYC to send asylum-seekers upstate to deal with influx

Associated Press  

New York City’s mayor announced plans Friday to send hundreds of asylum-seekers to two hotels north of the city for up to four months as it tries to cope with a surge of arrivals, antagonizing officials in the largely suburban area. Greg Abbott for busing asylum-seekers to New York City without prior coordination, and officials representing the areas north of …

New York City to open a fifth relief center amid the continued influx of asylum seekers, mayor says
1 year, 11 months ago

New York City to open a fifth relief center amid the continued influx of asylum seekers, mayor says

CNN  

CNN — New York City is set to open a relief center in a terminal for cruise ships, which will provide temporary respite to the continued influx of asylum-seekers entering the city, officials said. The new site will be located at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, one of three terminals for cruise ships in the New York City metropolitan area, Mayor …

NYC Opens Emergency Center For Influx Of Bused Migrants
2 years, 2 months ago

NYC Opens Emergency Center For Influx Of Bused Migrants

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — A complex of giant tents built on an island opened Wednesday as New York City’s latest temporary shelter for an influx of international migrants being bused into the city by southern border states. In recent months, New York City has seen an unexpected increase in migrants seeking asylum in the United States who have …

NYC opens emergency center for influx of bused migrants
2 years, 2 months ago

NYC opens emergency center for influx of bused migrants

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A complex of giant tents built on an island opened Wednesday as New York City’s latest temporary shelter for an influx of international migrants being bused into the city by southern border states. In recent months, New York City has seen an unexpected increase in migrants seeking asylum in the United States who have been sent to …

New York City opens tent shelter for bussed-in asylum seekers
2 years, 2 months ago

New York City opens tent shelter for bussed-in asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

Emergency centre aims to house about 500 single men, many of them from Venezuela, amid Republican bussing campaign. “The history of this country has always been tied to welcoming those who are fleeing harm,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday about the facility. That's what we're doing on Randall's Island.” – …

Fears of ‘operational and moral failure’ at New York’s migrant tent city
2 years, 2 months ago

Fears of ‘operational and moral failure’ at New York’s migrant tent city

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’ve surpassed well over 15,000 asylum seekers,” New York City Council member Shahana Hanif …

As shelters fill, New York will use tents to house migrants
2 years, 3 months ago

As shelters fill, New York will use tents to house migrants

LA Times  

A migrant at a New York shelter after arriving on a bus from Texas. “This is not an everyday homelessness crisis, but a humanitarian crisis that requires a different approach,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement Thursday. City officials said the facilities — which they call “humanitarian emergency response and relief centers” — would house migrants for …

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