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Officials attributed the closures to a steady decline in the number of people in the shelter system over the last several months—though nearly 55,000 migrants and asylum seekers remain, the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Housing and Homelessness Immigration

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

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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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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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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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

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Migrants Reapplying for Shelter Still Face Waits, Lack of Beds Despite New Settlement Rules

City Hall says it has not yet begun implementing assessments of the “extenuating circumstances” that could earn newly arrived immigrants an extended shelter stay—while some seeking another placement continue to…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Land Use and Development

Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules

As of March 31, City Hall has issued approximately 1,500 notices “to make alternate arrangement” to immigrants with 30-day shelter stays and to another 1,300 with 60-day notices, which are…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Right to Shelter Settlement Enforces Unequal System, Critics Say

While defenders see the preservation of shelter rights in the long term, opponents are raising implementation concerns. They say the agreement enforces a recent trend of unequal treatment based on…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News

NYC Narrows Re-Sheltering Rights for Recently-Arrived Immigrants

The Coalition for the Homeless reached a settlement with the City of New York Friday, adding new emergency terms to the 1981 decree that paved the way for the city’s…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population

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

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

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

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

Migrants Reapplying for Shelter Still Face Waits, Lack of Beds Despite New Settlement Rules

Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules

Right to Shelter Settlement Enforces Unequal System, Critics Say

NYC Narrows Re-Sheltering Rights for Recently-Arrived Immigrants

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