Articles for City Shelters

Mayor Bass said she’d save L.A.’s shelter animals. More dogs and cats are dying
1 month ago

Mayor Bass said she’d save L.A.’s shelter animals. More dogs and cats are dying

LA Times  

Dogs available for adoption look out of their kennels at the Chesterfield Square/South Los Angeles animal shelter in August. Agnes Sibal, a spokesperson for LA Animal Services, the city department that runs the shelters, pointed to an “overcrowding crisis” with “nowhere to house incoming dogs.” “This means that dogs with behavioral challenges are more likely to become at risk of …

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New York City won't offer 'right to shelter' to some immigrants after 30 days in deal with advocates
9 months, 1 week ago

New York City won't offer 'right to shelter' to some immigrants after 30 days in deal with advocates

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some immigrants in New York …

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams imposes curfews on 20 migrant shelters following violent Times Square shooting
10 months, 1 week ago

New York City Mayor Eric Adams imposes curfews on 20 migrant shelters following violent Times Square shooting

Hindustan Times  

As a response to a recent Times Square robbery and shooting involving a 15-year-old migrant, the Eric Adams administration is imposing curfews on more migrant shelters across the city. Times Square Chaos Leads to Stricter Rules for Migrant Respite Centers Starting Monday, migrants staying at 20 respite centres run by the Housing Preservation and Development will have to be inside …

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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 …

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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

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 …

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Homeless people in New York surpasses record-high 100,000 mark. Reason is…
1 year, 5 months ago

Homeless people in New York surpasses record-high 100,000 mark. Reason is…

Hindustan Times  

The number of homeless people in New York City shelters has surpassed a record-high 100,000, New York Times reported. The number of migrants in shelters passed 50,000 a few days earlier while more than two-thirds of the number are families with children, the city's deputy mayor said as per New York Times. As per the New York Post, among the …

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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 …

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The pets in L.A.’s animal shelters need help. Here’s what you can do
2 years, 4 months ago

The pets in L.A.’s animal shelters need help. Here’s what you can do

LA Times  

The Chesterfield Square animal shelter in South L.A., where these caged dogs awaited adoption in June, has been a focal point of complaints about conditions in city shelters. Last month critics questioned Los Angeles Animal Services’ heavy reliance on volunteers to provide “enrichment, exercise and walks” rather than increasing funding for shelters in the city budget. Best Friends Animal Society …

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Commuters suffer as PMPML bus shelters continue to be in bad shape across Pune city
3 years, 1 month ago

Commuters suffer as PMPML bus shelters continue to be in bad shape across Pune city

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: At a time when commuters are increasing by the day, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal bus shelters are proving inadequate and causing a lot of inconvenience to citizens as most of them are in bad shape with no proper shade or place to sit. PMPML bus shelters in Hadapsar, Fatima nagar, Sassoon hospital, Bhandarkar road, Kumthekar road, Dandekar pul …

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Garcetti’s signature homeless program shelters thousands, but most return to the streets
4 years, 1 month ago

Garcetti’s signature homeless program shelters thousands, but most return to the streets

LA Times  

In the spring of 2018, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti put his personal stamp on the city’s response to homelessness by announcing a departure from its primary focus of building permanent housing. She said she can’t take her mother for a walk and sleeps with a baseball bat: “I’m scared.” An umbrella shades Richard Thompson as he camps out with …

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