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The legislation, introduced in Albany by Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz and State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, would prohibit policies that restrict the length of homeless shelter stays—aimed at halting the Adams administration’s…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Jan 2024

‘I Feel Defeated’: Shelter Deadlines for Immigrant Families Expire, as System Frays

While the Adams administration has been issuing shelter deadlines to adult immigrants for months, and to some families with kids in hotels as part of a separate initiative, Tuesday’s evictions…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

‘It’s Not the Place, But Where it’s Located’: Immigrant Families Weather First Weeks in Floyd Bennett Shelter

City Limits recently spoke with several families about what it was like to live at the shelter, the first congregate facility in which the city has placed large numbers of…

ByDaniel Parra 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

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Falling through the Cracks: Young Adult Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access City Resources

As more young adults enter the city as asylum seekers, there is no official system in place to direct them to specialized shelters tailored to their needs—and, lately, no beds…

ByBelle Cushing 1Comment

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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 Labor Opinion

Opinion: Legislating For Our Newest Immigrant Neighbors

“These bills are a common sense way to help new arrivals become self-sufficient and less dependent on costly city services. I hope that my colleagues of all political stripes can…

ByShahana Hanif 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Opinion

Opinion: New York Must Do More to House Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence

“For mixed-status households, where at least one member of the family is not a U.S. citizen or eligible immigrant, it can be difficult—if not impossible—to access sufficient housing support.”

ByGabriela Sandoval Requena 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice

‘This is Extreme’: Advocates Condemn Mayor’s Latest Ask to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights

In a new state court filing, the Adams administration is requesting authority to suspend the bulk of a 1981 decree that ensures shelter access for single adults.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Housing and Homelessness News

Faith-Based Shelter Initiative Off to Slow Start Amid Ongoing Capacity Crunch

Project Hospitality and Interfaith Center of New York, two of the parties involved in the contract, said the road to initiating the program has been bumpy, and expect fewer than…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

State Bill Looks to Repeal NYC’s 30- and 60-Day Shelter Limits

‘I Feel Defeated’: Shelter Deadlines for Immigrant Families Expire, as System Frays

‘It’s Not the Place, But Where it’s Located’: Immigrant Families Weather First Weeks in Floyd Bennett Shelter

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

Falling through the Cracks: Young Adult Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access City Resources

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

Opinion: Legislating For Our Newest Immigrant Neighbors

Opinion: New York Must Do More to House Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence

‘This is Extreme’: Advocates Condemn Mayor’s Latest Ask to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights

Faith-Based Shelter Initiative Off to Slow Start Amid Ongoing Capacity Crunch

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