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In a letter sent to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Thursday, the NY SANE Coalition—which represents 65 community and legal services organizations—pressed her and fellow lawmakers to pass bill Intro.…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Economy Health Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

City Council Passes Bills to Survey Migrants’ Health Needs and Work Obstacles

“We must accumulate data to understand how the city has supported work permit applications, entrepreneurship, workforce development initiatives, and access to health care in order to identify the gaps in…

ByDaniel Parra 4Comments

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May 2024

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration Opinion

Opinion: The Mayor Must Protect Homeless Youth

“The Adams administration, simply put, must do more to address the historic crisis of youth homelessness our city faces. Instead, the administration has made policies that will create a worse…

ByAmy Leipziger 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City Starts Enforcing Stricter Re-Sheltering Rules for Adult Migrants, As Advocates Stand Guard

“For people who are receiving denials, but are accessing legal services, they’re going to be able to have some kind of advocacy,” said Deborah Berkman, supervising attorney at New York…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City Starts Assessing ‘Extenuating Circumstances’ for Migrants Seeking More Shelter Time

Adult migrants without children seeking to extend their shelter stays will now need to prove they meet one of several “extenuating circumstances” to qualify for a bed beyond initial 30-…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Exit Unknown: Where Do People Go After Leaving NYC Homeless Shelters?

Amid a steep rise in people living in shelter, few are exiting the system, and even fewer are finding housing, a City Limits analysis of public data shows.

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New Immigrants and Asylum Seekers Can Help Revitalize Struggling NY Cities

“Programs and policies to facilitate intra-state transfers of asylum-seekers would be a win-win, both for small cities that need an injection of people and economic drawing power, and for large cities that…

ByPatricia A. Swann 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Housing and Homelessness

City Advises Migrants to Sleep in Chairs at Overnight ‘Drop-In Centers’

The mayor’s office said sleeping on the floor could be a fire hazard. But the rules appear to be sowing confusion, at least at one overnight site in Brooklyn, where…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

‘We Need to Do Better’: Language Barriers Create Steeper Hurdles for African Migrants in Shelter

During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from…

ByDaniel Parra 4Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: Pass the Access to Representation Act So No One Has to Fight Deportation Alone

“My search for legal representation was exhausting. I visited 16 different attorneys before I was able to secure representation. Each denial delivered a wave of hopelessness as I felt the…

ByBruneth Flores 0Comments

Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines

City Council Passes Bills to Survey Migrants’ Health Needs and Work Obstacles

Opinion: The Mayor Must Protect Homeless Youth

City Starts Enforcing Stricter Re-Sheltering Rules for Adult Migrants, As Advocates Stand Guard

City Starts Assessing ‘Extenuating Circumstances’ for Migrants Seeking More Shelter Time

Opinion: New Immigrants and Asylum Seekers Can Help Revitalize Struggling NY Cities

City Advises Migrants to Sleep in Chairs at Overnight ‘Drop-In Centers’

‘We Need to Do Better’: Language Barriers Create Steeper Hurdles for African Migrants in Shelter

Opinion: Pass the Access to Representation Act So No One Has to Fight Deportation Alone

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