Mayor Adams Assures No Migrant Families Will Sleep on Streets
Mayor Eric Adams assured on Monday, January 8th, that no migrant families would be sleeping on the streets of New York City, as the eviction notices for migrants were set ...
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NYC Council Speaker Threatens Legal Action Over Housing Aid
On Sunday, January 7th, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Legal Aid Society announced plans to sue Mayor Eric Adams’ administration if it fails to implement new ...
NY Assemblywoman Proposes Bold Law Making Counties Welcome Migrants, Easing NYC’s Burden
Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar unveiled a potentially game-changing legislation, bill A07992, on Thursday, September 7th. This proposed law, if greenlit, would prevent counties from blocking migrants from being relocated to their ...
Tensions Escalate Over Migrant Shelter in Staten Island’s Former Catholic School
Tensions are mounting in New York City amid debates concerning the accommodation of a rising number of asylum seekers. On Monday, August 28th, Staten Island found itself at the epicenter ...
Fire Engulfs Johannesburg Building, Over 70 Dead
On Thursday, August 31st, a fire in Johannesburg destroyed a dilapidated five-story office building that was being used for illegal housing killing more than 70 people and making it one ...
Asylum-Seeking Migrants Committing Violent Crimes, Facing Arrests for Domestic Violence in Roosevelt Hotel
In the midst of a surging influx of migrants, New York City grapples with a rising tide of violent offenses leading to multiple migrant arrests. Since the Roosevelt Hotel was ...
Biden Administration Refutes Blame for NYC Migrant Crisis, Points to City’s Structural Issues
The Biden administration has countered claims that they have not sufficiently assisted New York with its migrant crisis. Instead, the federal government pointed to the city's and the state's administrative ...
Mayor Adams Critiques Governor Hochul’s Approach to Migrant Crisis
Mayor Eric Adams recently expressed his disappointment with Governor Kathy Hochul's management of the migrant crisis, marking one of his most direct critiques of the state's leadership. During a city ...
“Let Them Work!” Mayor Adams Pushes Biden Administration for Speedier Migrant Work Permits
Mayor Eric Adams is urging the Biden administration to expedite the process of granting work permits for the large number of migrants that have arrived in the city since last ...
