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The city pilot program called Promise NYC, which covered up to $700 a week in child care to undocumented children with low-income parents during the second half of 2023, will…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Immigration Justice Politics

Immigrant Advocates Decry ‘Disappointing’ Legislative Year in Albany

The state legislature—which officially ended its session last week, though the Assembly is expected to return briefly before the end of the month—has so far failed to pass major legislation…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

As Relocated Asylum Seekers Adjust to Life in Albany, Advocates Call for More Resources

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has embarked on a decompression strategy to free up space in the city’s local shelters by sending immigrants to other New York State localities. In Albany,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Asylum Seekers at Queens ‘Respite Center’ Make a Choice: Stay or Go?

On Wednesday afternoon, two buses carrying more than 60 people from city shelter left for the Ramada Inn in Albany, where officials say they’re also nearing capacity. Those who opted…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

City’s Houses Of Worship Gear Up to Shelter Asylum Seekers

Sources familiar with the plan say the city is looking to open 950 shelter beds at sites run by dozens of religious organizations in the coming months.

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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May 2023

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

City Libraries, Key Resource for Unhoused New Yorkers, Still Face Budget Cuts

Public libraries have long been a refuge for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, and have emerged as an important resources for asylum seekers in recent months. While Mayor Adams exempted the…

ByRyan Pullido

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Mayor Suspends Some ‘Right to Shelter’ Rules in Scramble to House Asylum Seekers

The mayor defended the move, saying the city had little choice as it struggles to keep up with a ballooning shelter population. But advocates say the change undermines the city’s…

ByDaniel Parra

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Apr 2023

Economy Housing and Homelessness Immigration

More Than Half of Immigrant New Yorkers Can’t Afford Basic Needs, Report Finds

Immigrant-headed households make up only 17 percent of the city’s population but constitute 21 percent of households earning below the “true cost of living.”

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Justice

City-Partnered Nonprofits Have Collected $2 Million—And Hundreds of Bicycles—for Asylum Seekers So Far

As the mayor continues to press for state and federal funding to offset the cost of migrant assistance programs, he’s also touted independent initiatives to raise funds beyond the government’s…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Education Government Housing and Homelessness

With City Child Care Program to End in June, Asylum-Seeking Parents Worry Over Plans for Summer

Promise NYC was intended to help asylum-seeker families whose immigration status makes them ineligible for other, federally-funded child care assistance. But the program, which offered subsidized care for 600 children,…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

Subsidized Child Care Pilot for Undocumented Families Renewed in City Budget Deal

Immigrant Advocates Decry ‘Disappointing’ Legislative Year in Albany

As Relocated Asylum Seekers Adjust to Life in Albany, Advocates Call for More Resources

Asylum Seekers at Queens ‘Respite Center’ Make a Choice: Stay or Go?

City’s Houses Of Worship Gear Up to Shelter Asylum Seekers

City Libraries, Key Resource for Unhoused New Yorkers, Still Face Budget Cuts

Mayor Suspends Some ‘Right to Shelter’ Rules in Scramble to House Asylum Seekers

More Than Half of Immigrant New Yorkers Can’t Afford Basic Needs, Report Finds

City-Partnered Nonprofits Have Collected $2 Million—And Hundreds of Bicycles—for Asylum Seekers So Far

With City Child Care Program to End in June, Asylum-Seeking Parents Worry Over Plans for Summer

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