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Immigration

Posted inHunger

As Food Pantries Close, Immigrant Communities’ Needs Grow

April 18, 2022, 6:21 p.m.Nov. 13, 2023, 2:53 p.m.
The demand for food resources continues to grow for many New Yorkers, but closures of community run pantries have resulted in difficulty accessing food banks.
Posted inImmigrants

Nobody Knows When or How Ukrainian Refugees Could Resettle in NYC

April 6, 2022, 7:38 p.m.April 7, 2022, 9:18 a.m.
The Biden istration has yet to release any plans, leaving the city’s agencies and nonprofits in the dark.
Posted inImmigrants

Hundreds Halt Bridges to Renew Excluded Workers Fund, but an Uphill Battle Lies Ahead

March 8, 2022, 8:33 p.m.March 8, 2022, 8:35 p.m.
A $2.1 billion program aimed at helping undocumented workers excluded from unemployment benefits was exhausted in two months. It’s still unclear whether Albany lawmakers will push to extend it.
Posted inBrooklyn

New York Republicans Urge for Ukraine Refugees, After Taking Immigration Hard Line Alongside Trump

March 2, 2022, 12:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Councilmember Inna Vernikov, a Ukrainian immigrant, and GOP gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin are taking a position at odds with the Republican stance on refugees from Syria and Yemen.
Posted inEconomy

Mountain of Money From New York Migrants Sustains Mexican Towns Through Pandemic

Jan. 30, 2022, 6:18 p.m.Jan. 31, 2022, 8:40 a.m.
Remittances from workers to their families in Mexico are shattering records as family send money and even donated food cans to keep their relatives afloat.
Posted inWork

Delivery Workers Cheer Restroom Access and Tip Transparency Alongside AOC and Chuck Schumer

Jan. 23, 2022, 6:19 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:20 p.m.
Starting Monday, restaurants must let delivery people use restrooms on request. Another reform gives workers the right to see how their tips are allocated.
Posted inThe Bronx

Wounds of Bronx Fire Felt Half a World Away in The Gambia

Jan. 18, 2022, 5:06 p.m.Jan. 18, 2022, 5:06 p.m.
People in two tiny West Africa towns are stunned by the deaths of sisters, nephews and mothers in a tight-knit immigrant community.
Posted inCovid-19

‘We Have to Survive’: Meet NYC Immigrant Women Fighting for Their Communities During the Pandemic

Oct. 3, 2021, 7:00 p.m.Oct. 5, 2021, 11:50 a.m.
In the absence of comprehensive governmental safety nets, New York women banded together, adapted their skill sets, organized aid and fought for policy changes. What’s next for them?
Posted inImmigration

New York Haitian Leaders Head to Texas Border to Help Migrants in Crisis

Sept. 28, 2021, 9:16 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:49 p.m.
Driven by images of immigration agents on horseback chasing asylum seekers, Brooklyn Councilmember Farah Louis and Council hopeful Rita Joseph gave comfort — and supplies — to migrants. Louis called the trip a “mission that God gave me.”
Posted inImmigrants

Afghan New Yorkers Spring Into Action as Humanitarian Crisis Grows

Aug. 19, 2021, 11:44 p.m.May 30, 2024, 12:19 p.m.
The fall of Kabul has Afghans in New York mobilizing to help their families back home — along with any compatriots who may soon find themselves in the city. Some of the first refugees arrived at Kennedy Airport this week.

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