Homeless Shelters

Migrant families moving to and from the Roosevelt Hotel ahead of reaching a 60-day shelter limit, January 5, 2024.

Migrant Families and Schools Brace for Wave of Shelter Evictions

Jan. 8, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 8, 2024, 1:54 p.m.

Thousands of migrant families with school-aged children in city shelters will reach the end of their 60-day time limit starting Tuesday. What happens next is unclear.

Migrants families huddled in a tent shelter while a major rainstorm battered Floyd Bennett Field.

Migrant Crisis

Chaos at Floyd Bennett Field Tent Shelter as Heavy Winds and Rain Terrify Migrant Families

Dec. 18, 2023, 4:24 p.m.Dec. 19, 2023, 10:14 a.m.

The storm early Monday morning left families unable to sleep and begging to be moved, while city officials insisted the tents were safe.

Migrants wait in line outside the St. Brigid shelter reticketing site in the East Village.

Shelters

New York’s ‘Right to Shelter’ No Longer Exists for Thousands of Migrants

Dec. 18, 2023, 5:01 a.m.Dec. 18, 2023, 10:31 a.m.

The city became somewhat of a haven for the homeless decades ago through court-ordered consent decree. For all intents and purposes that era is over.

Dozens of migrants waited in the cold outside the St. Brigid re-ticketing site in the East Village.

Migrant Crisis

City Tweaks Rules at Shelter Re-Up Site to Curb Overnight Camping

Dec. 1, 2023, 5:49 p.m.Dec. 1, 2023, 5:49 p.m.

To maintain a place on line waiting for a cot, migrant men were spending days outdoors in the cold. Even with the change, advocates say the process is chaotic and inhumane.

Migrant Crisis

Only a Handful of Migrants at ‘Reticketing Site’ Accept City’s Free Trips Out

Nov. 28, 2023, 7:44 p.m.May 30, 2024, 12:16 p.m.

Hundreds of migrants waited outside for hours in the cold waiting for shelter cots, while just a few have accepted the city’s offer of tickets out of town, according to data obtained by THE CITY.

A migrant couple waits in line outside the Roosevelt Hotel shelter.

Migrant Crisis

City Will Send Migrant Families to Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents

Oct. 16, 2023, 10:11 p.m.Oct. 16, 2023, 10:12 p.m.

The Adams istration announced plans to send newly arrived families seeking shelter to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, while those already in shelters will get 60-day eviction notices.

A line of migrants waited to get into a shuttered business next to the Roosevelt Hotel being used as a temporary shelter.

Homeless Shelters

New Migrant Shelter Case Judge Ordered Man’s Eviction for ‘Homeless Lifestyle’

Oct. 6, 2023, 6:16 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 4:07 p.m.

Manhattan justice Gerald Lebovits ruled a man who spent his time on the street had to give up his SRO.

Homelessness

City Hall to Let Local Housing Vouchers Be Used Across New York State

Sept. 26, 2023, 8:04 p.m.Sept. 26, 2023, 8:07 p.m.

Under the new rule, the Department of Social Services would adjust the CityFHEPS rate to fair market rent in counties outside of the city, while also requiring a physical or virtual inspection of the units.

Shelters

City Hall About to Put Migrants in Shelters on Shorter Clocks

Sept. 19, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Sept. 18, 2023, 9:14 p.m.

Adults who reapply for shelter will have just 30 days, and families with children may be given their own deadline for the first time.

Homeless Shelters

Migrant Families and Schools Brace for Wave of Shelter Evictions

Chaos at Floyd Bennett Field Tent Shelter as Heavy Winds and Rain Terrify Migrant Families

New York’s ‘Right to Shelter’ No Longer Exists for Thousands of Migrants

City Tweaks Rules at Shelter Re-Up Site to Curb Overnight Camping

Only a Handful of Migrants at ‘Reticketing Site’ Accept City’s Free Trips Out

City Will Send Migrant Families to Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents

New Migrant Shelter Case Judge Ordered Man’s Eviction for ‘Homeless Lifestyle’

City Hall to Let Local Housing Vouchers Be Used Across New York State

City Hall About to Put Migrants in Shelters on Shorter Clocks

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