Following a closed-door conference Friday, the Legal Aid Society urged the state to step up its efforts to protect the right to shelter in New York City, where tens of thousands of migrants have arrived since last year.
“The Hope Center for College Community and Justice’s 2019 CUNY #RealCollege Survey found that 55 percent of students worry about where they will live, and 14 percent, or about 34,000 students, are unhoused.”
La administración dijo esta semana que su sistema de refugio está lleno. Además de los que duermen bajo la autopista Brooklyn-Queens, docenas también están acampando en las aceras fuera del hotel de Manhattan que sirve como el principal centro de entrada para los inmigrantes, ya que la ciudad prioriza las camas de refugio para familias con niños.
After dropping the year before, affordable housing production was up again during the 12-month span that ended June 30, officials said Thursday—what advocates say is a welcomed boost but still a far cry from what’s needed as the city struggles to address record-high levels of homelessness.
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