Immigration

Seven School Gyms Are Housing Migrants or Could Soon. Parents and Pols Are Pushing Back

May 15, 2023, 7:56 p.m.June 1, 2023, 1:17 p.m.

Some 500 asylum-seekers slept in a school gym on Staten Island over the weekend. By Monday city officials had identified six more gyms, all in Brooklyn, to cope with an evolving emergency.

Immigrants

City Braces for New Wave of Asylum-Seekers as Title 42 Expires

May 10, 2023, 2:50 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

‘We need your help,’ begged an urgent city email seeking space for migrants, the latest indication the Adams istration is hitting the panic button.

ICE

Misdemeanor Leads Man to ICE Rather Than NYPD

Feb. 10, 2023, 5:02 a.m.Feb. 10, 2023, 3:18 p.m.

That’s not supposed to happen in a sanctuary city. Next week City Council takes up measures to strengthen that status.

Eric Adams

Eric Adams Let Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Operator Depart With $15 Million

Feb. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

As Brooklyn Borough President, the mayor delivered $2.2 million in public dollars. But as Adams moves migrants in, his Economic Development Corporation just canceled pledged private investment.

Shelters

NYPD Sweeps Migrants from Manhattan Hotel Sidewalk Following Days of Protest and Uncertainty

Feb. 1, 2023, 9:57 p.m.Feb. 1, 2023, 10:34 p.m.

Some asylum seekers who had refused to move to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal gave in after cold nights outdoors, while others held out demanding work permits.

Immigrants

Shuffle to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Makes Jobs Harder to Find and Keep, Say Asylum Seekers

Jan. 30, 2023, 7:26 p.m.Jan. 30, 2023, 8:45 p.m.

Migrants have refused to move from the Watson Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen, some citing the long commute and destabilizing transfers as detrimental to their efforts to start a new life in NYC.

Immigrants

NYC Asylum Seekers Returning to Port Authority for Help

Jan. 16, 2023, 10:00 a.m.Jan. 17, 2023, 11:15 a.m.

Migrants are coming to the bus terminal every day to seek services from the government workers and volunteers there.

How to New York

How to Help Migrants Seeking Asylum in New York City

Dec. 21, 2022, 5:19 p.m.June 11, 2024, 3:36 p.m.

A web of relief workers are still scrambling to help give newly arrived migrants what they need, including warm clothes and legal help. Here’s how to lend a hand or donate.

Immigration

West Side Publisher Denied Visa, Forced to Stay in England After Feds Call His Magazine ‘Marginal’

Dec. 9, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 8, 2022, 9:22 p.m.

The publisher of W42ST is rallying from readers and elected officials to help him get back to his life and work in Hell’s Kitchen.

Work

Migrant Job-Seekers Face Long Waits for Required Construction Safety Course

Nov. 14, 2022, 12:53 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New York City requires 40 hours of OSHA-certified training for workers on building and demolition jobs. The few free classes available are now overwhelmed.

Immigration

Seven School Gyms Are Housing Migrants or Could Soon. Parents and Pols Are Pushing Back

City Braces for New Wave of Asylum-Seekers as Title 42 Expires

Misdemeanor Leads Man to ICE Rather Than NYPD

Eric Adams Let Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Operator Depart With $15 Million

NYPD Sweeps Migrants from Manhattan Hotel Sidewalk Following Days of Protest and Uncertainty

Shuffle to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Makes Jobs Harder to Find and Keep, Say Asylum Seekers

NYC Asylum Seekers Returning to Port Authority for Help

How to Help Migrants Seeking Asylum in New York City

West Side Publisher Denied Visa, Forced to Stay in England After Feds Call His Magazine ‘Marginal’

Migrant Job-Seekers Face Long Waits for Required Construction Safety Course

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