NYC Migrant Crisis News

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

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.

A family leaves the Row NYC migrant shelter in Times Square.

Migrant Crisis

City Delays Christmas Week Family Shelter Evictions After Outcry

Dec. 6, 2023, 2:43 p.m.Dec. 6, 2023, 3:11 p.m.

The 60-day notices were set to begin expiring on Dec. 26, the day after Christmas but the istration has pushed them back at least until after New Year’s.

Brad Lander

Adams Accuses Lander of ‘Tying Our Hands’ by Vetting Emergency Migrant Contracts

Dec. 5, 2023, 6:09 p.m.Dec. 5, 2023, 8:34 p.m.

The idea that the istration needs unfettered ability to contract without oversight, 20 months after asylum seekers started arriving in significant numbers, “strains credulity,” the comptroller told THE CITY.

The exterior of Newcomers High School in Queens shows a wide staircase, ornate doorway and brick facade. There are blooming flowers in front.

Schools

Students at NYC’s Largest School for ‘Newcomers’ Push for Name Change

Dec. 5, 2023, 5:03 p.m.Dec. 5, 2023, 5:03 p.m.

Some Newcomers High School students fear their school’s name puts a “target” on them, as New York City grapples with tensions surrounding the ongoing influx of migrants.

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.

City Hall

Budget Cuts Hit Preschools, Cops, Libraries as Mayor Blames Migrants

Nov. 16, 2023, 4:40 p.m.Nov. 17, 2023, 11:54 a.m.

A revised version of the mayor’s January budget now includes dramatic reductions in the funding of municipal services across the board.

THE CITY

How THE CITY Covers the Migrant Crisis

Oct. 31, 2023, 10:00 p.m.Oct. 31, 2023, 10:05 p.m.

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Miss Immigrant USA co-founder Magdalena Kulisz, left, poses with Mayor Eric Adams at an AAPI Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage event at Gracie Mansion.

Immigrants

Miss Immigrant USA, Whose Contestants Often Appear With Adams, Cancels Its Crowning

Oct. 31, 2023, 1:04 p.m.Oct. 31, 2023, 2:14 p.m.

The 11th-hour move came after THE CITY asked its organizers about contestants' criticisms about the pageant and its male co-founder.

Migrant Crisis

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 Delays Christmas Week Family Shelter Evictions After Outcry

Adams Accuses Lander of ‘Tying Our Hands’ by Vetting Emergency Migrant Contracts

Students at NYC’s Largest School for ‘Newcomers’ Push for Name Change

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

Budget Cuts Hit Preschools, Cops, Libraries as Mayor Blames Migrants

How THE CITY Covers the Migrant Crisis

Miss Immigrant USA, Whose Contestants Often Appear With Adams, Cancels Its Crowning

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