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The first evictions of migrant families with children under City Hall’s 60-day shelter policy began on Jan. 9. Since then, about 1,600 families have been forced to leave their shelters…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

In City’s Tent Shelter for Immigrants, Illness and Aging Pose Challenges

“It looks like a coughing choir in that tent,” said Luis Zambrano, 62, who came down with pneumonia this winter while staying at the shelter complex on Randall’s Island, where…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development News NYCHA Politics

Eric Adams’ State of the City: What’s in it for Housing?

In his annual address Wednesday, his third since taking office in 2022, Mayor Eric Adams touched on plans for a “Tenant Protection Cabinet,” developing affordable housing on two dozen city-owned…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Mayor Touts Latest—Lower—Cost Estimate For Sheltering New Immigrant Arrivals

“Instead of 100,000 migrants by mid-2024, we expect to care for 80,000 by June and 90,000 by the end of the year,” Mayor Eric Adams said while unveiling his budget…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Politics

As Shelter Deadlines for Families With Children Near, Lawmakers Press Eric Adams to End ‘Cruel’ Policy

“We have already witnessed the harm that 30-day limits have inflicted on adult migrants without children, who have either had to sleep on the streets indefinitely while reapplying for housing…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Adams’ 60-Day Shelter Rule Throws Families Out to the Cold

“Mayor Adams plans to force families experiencing their very first winter in the United States to uproot their lives every 60 days, without an idea of where they’ll end up…

ByMurad Awawdeh 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Uncertain Waits or Tickets Away: Immigrants Face New Reality as Shelter Stays Expire

A recently-opened facility dedicated to “reticketing” has sown confusion, emerging as one of the only options—along with new “waiting areas”—for recently-arrived immigrants forced to leave their shelter placements as the…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

‘They Assigned Us Far Away’: As Shelter Limit Policy Expands, Some Families Are Already Too Familiar

Hundreds of recently-arrived immigrant families with children have been subject to 28-day limits on hotel shelter stays in recent months, as the city insists it’s run out of space to…

ByEmma Whitford

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Resources

What You Need to Know: How Can Venezuelans Apply for Extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in NY?

The initial registration period for eligible Venezuelans who do not have TPS opened on Oct. 3 and will run through April 2, 2025. The governor and mayor recently announced funding…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

Facing Shelter Deadlines, Asylum Seekers Navigate NYC’s Costly Rental Market

Securing housing in a city known for sky-high rents is proving difficult for newly arrived immigrants. Of the six people City Limits spoke to about their recent searches, only one…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

1,600 Families With Children Have Seen Their Shelter Stays Expire; 7,200 More Face Coming Deadlines

In City’s Tent Shelter for Immigrants, Illness and Aging Pose Challenges

Eric Adams’ State of the City: What’s in it for Housing?

Mayor Touts Latest—Lower—Cost Estimate For Sheltering New Immigrant Arrivals

As Shelter Deadlines for Families With Children Near, Lawmakers Press Eric Adams to End ‘Cruel’ Policy

Opinion: Mayor Adams’ 60-Day Shelter Rule Throws Families Out to the Cold

Uncertain Waits or Tickets Away: Immigrants Face New Reality as Shelter Stays Expire

‘They Assigned Us Far Away’: As Shelter Limit Policy Expands, Some Families Are Already Too Familiar

What You Need to Know: How Can Venezuelans Apply for Extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in NY?

Facing Shelter Deadlines, Asylum Seekers Navigate NYC’s Costly Rental Market

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