New York City

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Lawmakers and advocates say state’s plan to address New York City’s migrant crisis won’t cut it

The governor’s support has been labeled as “insufficient,” amid calls for greater advocacy and public statements from the Legislature.

Immigration

News

Nonprofits to provide child care support to undocumented children

The Chinese-American Planning Council, among other organizations, is partnering with Promise NYC to operate the city-initiated services.

Housing

News

Immigrant households disproportionately rent-burdened: Report

Nearly 434,000 children in New York City were in households with at least one immigrant parent and experienced rent burden in 2021, according to the Citizens’ Committee for Children analysis.

Immigration

News

New York City opens new emergency center for asylum-seekers in a Midtown hotel

While the tents at Randall’s Island remain far below capacity, the city is opening a new HERRC at the Hotel Wolcott in Manhattan.

Immigration

Funding

Nonprofit receives $100K for emergency migrant relief fund

The Havens Relief Fund Society was among 66 organizations awarded grant funding from the New York Community Trust.

Immigration

News

Plans for a Randall’s Island tent city draw familiar criticism

As the city struggles to host thousands of incoming asylum-seekers, a pivot to build a tent city on Randall’s Island still poses concerns about extreme weather and accessibility, some lawmakers and advocates said.

Immigration

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Migrants arriving in NYC deserve their day in court

Nonprofits working with the new arrivals have received hundreds of improperly addressed asylum hearing notices.

Education

News

New York City’s plan for integrating asylum-seeker children into public schools

Potentially thousands of these new students could be entering schools in the fall, and the nation’s largest school system will be developing a curriculum to meet their needs

Immigration

News

An estimated 6,300 asylum-seekers have entered NYC’s shelters

A lack of coordination with Texas, Arizona and the feds has created uncertainty about how many migrants will ultimately arrive in the city.

Immigration

News

Migrant families are being separated when entering NYC shelter system: Advocates

Some asylum seekers who do not have documentation to prove they are related have opted to sleep on the street rather than be housed in different shelters.

Immigration

News

Migrant transfers continue, despite outcry

Advocates have called on federal officials to return 70 migrants transferred out of the Orange County Correctional Facility back to their communities.

Immigration

News

Texas Gov. Abbott escalates feud with Eric Adams by ‘shamelessly’ sending migrant buses to NYC

The move follows Adams’ refusal to accept Abbott’s invitation to visit the Texas border towns where migrants are crossing into the U.S.

News

Bill de Blasio

Trump is from New York City, but you can’t tell from his policies

Bill de Blasio is boycotting a planned meeting with President Donald Trump because despite Trump's New York City roots, his administration isn't pursuing an urban agenda.