Co-hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss kids in tents, city hall’s crude insult comedy, Eric Adams’ strong political hand and much more. Some show notes, starting with election stuff! Look up your early voting and election day votings sites and also what will be on your ballot. Read up on the handful […]
Migrant Crisis
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Baffled Migrants Sent from Shelter to Shelter With No Rest as City Pushes Them To Leave
Officials quietly started diverting migrants from the Roosevelt Hotel over the weekend, telling them they could find shelter at a new location where instead they’re only offered a ticket out of town.
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LISTEN: NYC’s New Plan for Migrant Families ‘Is Like Being a Little Bit Pregnant’
Christine Quinn and Bishop Matthew Heyd explain how their new coalition, called NY Sane, aims to pressure the mayor and governor to treat migrants the same way they would any one else seeking shelter here: “The steps that the mayor and now the governor are taking are not thoughtful, they’re not empathetic. They seem to […]
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Migrant Parents Work, Save and Worry as Shelter Eviction Looms
Families had already been desperately searching for apartments — and moms are worried about how any move in the middle of the school year will impact their children’s education.
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Adams Operative Had Altercation at Randall’s Island Shelter Hours Before Fighting Guards at Touro
Tim Pearson showed up with 100 cops, two drones and a helicopter, locking down the island and threatening to fire a shelter manager who followed the city’s rules by asking him to show a warrant.
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Adams Advisor Tim Pearson Grabbed and Shoved Shelter Guards, Say Witnesses
Two security staff at a Midtown migrant facility got arrested after a melee that started after a mayoral confidant demanded entry but refused to ID himself, according to witness s.
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State Rules Spare Most Migrant Families from City’s 60-Day Eviction Notices
The city announced Monday it was putting migrant families in shelters on a clock. But the state on Tuesday said they haven’t allowed that in the shelters they oversee, and where the majority of migrant families are presently staying.
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City Will Send Migrant Families to Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents
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.
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Gov. Hochul Backs Adams’ Call To Suspend ‘Right to Shelter’ During Asylum Crisis
Mayor Eric Adams has asked a judge to let him suspend the city’s 42-year-old obligation to provide a bed to anyone who requests it, as migrants overwhelm the city’s shelter system.
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LISTEN: The World’s Tumult Shakes New York City
What did Eric Adams trip south of the border accomplish? The FAQ NYC hosts discuss that and much more in an episode centered on how the world’s events in the city’s politics. Subscribe to the FAQ NYC podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.