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Judge Will Hear NYC's ‘Right To Shelter' Amid Migrant Crisis
News 4’s Melissa Russo reports.
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Judge Will Hear NYC Right to Shelter Case as Mayor Seeks Crisis Limits
Mayor Eric Adams‘ administration has been granted the opportunity to see a judge and attempt to make a case that some of New York City’s right-to-shelter obligations should be lifted amid the ongoing migrant crisis. In an order dated May 25 and obtained by NBC New York, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Deborah Kaplan responded to the city’s request two...
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NYC Asks to Suspend Longtime ‘Right-To-Shelter' Mandate Amid Migrant Crisis
Mayor Eric Adams is asking a judge to suspend the city’s long-standing obligation to provide shelter to everyone in need. Here’s what that would mean for asylum seekers. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Hotel Owners File Federal Lawsuit Against Counties Over Migrant Transfers in New York
A group of hotel owners is suing New York counties that have blocked NYC’s plan to relocate asylum seekers. Suburban hotel owners say they made a deal with the city to provide lodging to migrants in need of help and they say politically motivated county leaders are illegally blocking them from keeping their end of that deal. NBC New York’s...
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Asks Court to Suspend Long-Standing ‘Right to Shelter' Policy
New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its long-standing “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able to house every homeless person because of the arrival of tens of thousands of international migrants.
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Long Island Protesters Berate Lawmakers Over Migrant Response
News 4’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Suffolk County Joins Suburbs Fighting NYC Migrant Relocation; Protesters Condemn ‘Hypocrisy'
Around Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto emergency shelters.
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Adams Says Schools May Be Used for Housing Migrants; More Arrive Near Southern Border
NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford and Gaby Acevedo report.
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‘Drastic' Crisis May Force NYC to Use 20 School Gyms to House Migrants, Sparking Anger
Twenty NYC school gyms are currently being considered for temporary housing. The facilities are built for children — with kid-sized restrooms and sinks, and without showers — but are being prepped for adult migrants.
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Orange County Blocks NYC Plan to Move Asylum Seekers
Buses filled with migrants are now restricted to Orange County after a judge’s decision. Sarah Wallace reports.
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NYC Public School Gyms, Roosevelt Hotel to House Migrants
There is a new controversy over how New York City is handling the latest influx of migrants from the southern border as the United States deals with a humanitarian crisis. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff and Gaby Acevedo report.
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‘NYC Is Out of Space': Frustration Mounts Over School Housing for Migrants
Around Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto emergency shelters.
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Frustration Mounts Over Migrants Being Housed in NYC Schools
We have team coverage on the migrant crisis in the U.S. and how it is impacting New York City.
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Border Crossings Drop After Title 42 Lifted
Along the southern border, crossing are dropping after COVID-era restrictions were lifted last week. News 4’s Gaby Acevedo reports from El Paso, Texas.
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NYC Opens New Shelters for Asylum Seekers
New York City is opening new shelters to respond to the asylum crisis that is overwhelming the boroughs and spilling into nearby communities. News 4’s Gaby Acevedo and Jessica Cunnington reports.
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NYC Converting Historic Roosevelt Hotel to Emergency Migrant Shelter
Around Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto emergency shelters.
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Roosevelt Hotel to Be Arrival Center for Asylum Seekers
Myles Miller reporting on Roosevelt hotel to be arrival center for asylum seekers
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Migrant Crisis Forces Weddings From Hotel, as Orange County Fights NYC's Busing Plan
NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington and Chris Jose report.
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Wedding Parties Lose Hotel Rooms to Migrants Bused to Suburbs; County Fights NYC Plan
As New York City prepares for the arrival of additional asylum seekers in the wake of Title 42 expiring, a suburban county is taking new action to fight the city’s plan to bus migrants to hotels there — one of which has bumped wedding parties out of its rooms due to the migrants.
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NYC Moves Ahead With Plan to Bus Migrants to Suburbs, Angering County Officials
A bitter battle continues as New York City has moved forward with its plan to bus migrant men to the suburbs. Dozens of asylum seekers are spending their first night at a hotel in Newburgh, amid local opposition and a growing legal fight. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.