Homeless Shelters

$2.1 Billion in Migrant-Related Contracts Sidestep Oversight, Despite Some Companies’ Checkered Records

Sept. 15, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 15, 2023, 9:32 a.m.

Medrite and Aron Security got $450 million to staff more than a dozen shelters under a shroud of secrecy. Even the city comptroller and Council are struggling to find out more as workers and residents clash.

Migrant Crisis

City Officials Seeking Private Contractors to Open New Migrant Shelters

July 25, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 25, 2023, 12:43 p.m.

“Selected vendors must be able to provide full-scale project management ,” according to a Health and Hospitals request for proposals published Monday.

Migrant Crisis

New Migrant Shelter Expected To Become Largest Ever

July 11, 2023, 2:59 p.m.July 11, 2023, 4:48 p.m.

The Clinton Hill site will house more adults in a dormitory setting than at any previous shelter in New York City’s history.

Brooklyn

Sexual Harassment at NYC Shelter for Migrant Families Went Unchecked for Months

June 27, 2023, 5:01 a.m.June 28, 2023, 12:22 p.m.

A kitchen worker’s intimidating behavior was just part of the hostile atmosphere at a Brooklyn facility funded by a $10 million city contract, an investigation by THE CITY reveals.

Homeless Shelters

‘A Joke’ — Bronx Community Boards in Poor Neighborhoods Say They’re Already Saturated With Shelters

June 14, 2023, 7:22 p.m.June 14, 2023, 7:22 p.m.

The pushback came at a community meeting that the Department of Homeless Services did not even attend.

Migrant Crisis

‘Right to Shelter’ Crusader Predicts Failure for Mayor Adams’ Push to Change Rules

May 30, 2023, 7:06 p.m.June 1, 2023, 1:08 p.m.

Robert Hayes, who successfully sued in the 1970s, says the law won’t allow suspending NYC’s guaranteed aid to homeless people, who now include thousands of foreign asylum-seekers.

Youth

Despite Pleas, City Sticks to No-Sleep Order at Youth Drop-In Centers

Feb. 16, 2023, 6:03 p.m.Feb. 17, 2023, 12:03 p.m.

DYCD commissioner says youth in need can ‘rest’ but not ‘sleep’ — while the mayor blames the migrant crisis for not adding more youth shelter beds.

Immigrants

Asylum-Seekers Who Came Months Ago Still Say they Lack Housing, Legal Help Due to Immigration Status

Sept. 30, 2022, 7:34 p.m.Sept. 30, 2022, 8:13 p.m.

While migrants often say their long journey to the United States has been worthwhile, adapting to the city is still an uphill battle.

Immigrants

Inside the El Paso Operation Busing Thousands of Migrants from Texas to NYC

Sept. 26, 2022, 5:30 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Mayor Oscar Leeser, a Democrat, offers asylum-seekers who just crossed the Rio Grande a free bus ride out of town — as long as it’s to New York or Chicago. Police recently evicted an encampment of people who refused.

Homeless Shelters

$2.1 Billion in Migrant-Related Contracts Sidestep Oversight, Despite Some Companies’ Checkered Records

City Officials Seeking Private Contractors to Open New Migrant Shelters

New Migrant Shelter Expected To Become Largest Ever

Sexual Harassment at NYC Shelter for Migrant Families Went Unchecked for Months

‘A Joke’ — Bronx Community Boards in Poor Neighborhoods Say They’re Already Saturated With Shelters

‘Right to Shelter’ Crusader Predicts Failure for Mayor Adams’ Push to Change Rules

Despite Pleas, City Sticks to No-Sleep Order at Youth Drop-In Centers

Asylum-Seekers Who Came Months Ago Still Say they Lack Housing, Legal Help Due to Immigration Status

Inside the El Paso Operation Busing Thousands of Migrants from Texas to NYC

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