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“For many asylum seekers like me, the United States is a beacon of hope, providing refuge and safety from the violence many of us experience at home. Yet the sense…

ByPriscilla Hernandez*0Comments

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Mar 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Housing Calendar, March 2-8

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Feb 2023

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Justice Politics

What Hochul & Adams’ Budgets Include for Immigrant Communities—& What’s Left Out

Advocates are sounding the alarm over both Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams’ spending proposals, which failed to include several flagship programs they’ve fought for in recent years as well as…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Tensions Over Conditions at Emergency Shelters as NYC Struggles to House Migrants

For weeks, City Limits has been speaking to people sheltered at two of the city’s Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers, or HERRCs: one at The ROW Hotel and another…

ByDaniel Parra 5Comments

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Jan 2023

Economy Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

NYC’s Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

Thursday night, the same day Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a preliminary budget focused on “fiscal discipline” and two days after Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her priorities for the year…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2023

Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Leaders Must Ensure the Medical Needs of Migrants are Met

“As doctors working on the front lines of the migrant crisis, we’ve seen firsthand the negative effects of tent cities and the forced movement of migrants across the United States.…

ByKate Sugarman

ByNathaniel Kratz 1Comment

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Dec 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Many Migrants are Here to Stay. Let’s Make Sure They Have Somewhere to Live

“Legal status should not be a determinant of the quality of life you can live nor the access you have to shelter. Having a safe, stable place to call home…

ByAbdullah Younus

ByJoseph Loonam 0Comments

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Nov 2022

Government Justice Politics

Influx of Asylum Seekers Spurs Renewed Push for Right to Counsel in NY Immigration Courts

Following the arrival of more than 27,000 asylum seekers, many of whom have struggled to find attorneys in the midst of a historic backlog of cases in New York’s immigration…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

The Price of Those Randall’s Island Tents? The Comptroller Wants to Know Too

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called the short-lived tent complex a “debacle” for humanitarian and financial reasons.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Mayor Adams to Shut Down Randall’s Island Tent Complex for Asylum-Seekers

The site has capacity for 1,000 people, but has seen relatively few visitors while continuing to encounter intense criticism from immigrants rights advocates and members of the City Council. Residents…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

Opinion: Helping Asylum Seekers in New York’s Immigration Courts

NYC Housing Calendar, March 2-8

What Hochul & Adams’ Budgets Include for Immigrant Communities—& What’s Left Out

Tensions Over Conditions at Emergency Shelters as NYC Struggles to House Migrants

NYC’s Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

Opinion: NY Leaders Must Ensure the Medical Needs of Migrants are Met

Opinion: Many Migrants are Here to Stay. Let’s Make Sure They Have Somewhere to Live

Influx of Asylum Seekers Spurs Renewed Push for Right to Counsel in NY Immigration Courts

The Price of Those Randall’s Island Tents? The Comptroller Wants to Know Too

Mayor Adams to Shut Down Randall’s Island Tent Complex for Asylum-Seekers

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