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According to City Hall, since rolling out new stricter re-sheltering rules for adult migrants without children in May, it’s assessed over 2,600 shelter extension cases at the Reticketing Center, issuing…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2024

NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Weather New Funding Rules, Forcing Some to Cancel Classes

Changes to the city’s funding formula for adult education programs have left some community organizations with decades of experience without contracts to continue their classes—for the time being. Six organizations…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

While migrants can receive mail at the city’s shelters, many have struggled to track down important correspondence, according to legal service providers and advocates—especially after the city restricted the length…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

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

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

Government Immigration Justice

Migrants Detained by ICE in New York Stage Brief Hunger Strike Over End of Free Phone Calls, Conditions

The “free minutes” program dates back to early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when detention centers across the country closed their doors to visitors. “The phone calls are a lifeline to…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Jun 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

City Limits Earns Silurians Press Club Honors

City Limits received Merit Awards in environmental journalism and feature photography, and also collaborated on one of the projects that earned the top investigative reporting prize.

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

For Migrants in Shelter, An Asylum Application Can Mean the Difference Between 30 or 60 More Days

NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Weather New Funding Rules, Forcing Some to Cancel Classes

Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

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

Migrants Detained by ICE in New York Stage Brief Hunger Strike Over End of Free Phone Calls, Conditions

City Limits Earns Silurians Press Club Honors

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

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