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Shelter Standoff Ends With Migrants Relocated to Brooklyn Shelter
Dozens of migrants were bussed to the mega-shelter location in Brooklyn, but a few still refused. One was still seen sleeping on the streets blocks away amid the bitter cold temperatures. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.
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Migrants Moved from Outside NYC Hotel After Protesting Mega-Shelter in Brooklyn
A three-day-long shelter standoff outside a midtown Manhattan hotel has come to an end, with with dozens of migrants having reluctantly moved to a Brooklyn mega shelter — but that’s not where all of them ended up.
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Migrants Protest Relocation to New Facility in Brooklyn
Male asylum seekers camping out in tents outside of the Watson Hotel refusing to leave. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Migrants in Shelter Protest City's Move to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
A group of migrants being housed at a Manhattan hotel refused to be transferred to a new facility at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, leading to protests involving dozens of people Sunday night into Monday morning. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Migrants Fight Move to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Shelter
Romney Smith reporting on migrants fight to move back to Brooklyn cruis terminal shelter
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Migrants Reject New NYC Cruise Shelter, Citing ‘Very Basic Beds,' ‘Cold' Conditions
A group of migrants being housed at a Manhattan hotel refused to be transferred to a new facility at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, leading to protests involving dozens of people Sunday night into Monday morning. Earlier this month the city said it would turn the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal into a temporary shelter for 1,000 single men, and on Sunday officials…
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Migrants Fight Move to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Citing Conditions There
Some migrants took issue with being moved from a midtown hotel to the cruise facility. Romney Smith reports.
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Abuse Victim Who Slept in Car Over NYC Shelter Issues Bails on System Entirely
A domestic violence victim who had moved into a rental car last week, claiming that was the most viable alternative to a chaotic New York City shelter system, now has a bed in a private shelter, she says — as new allegations surrounding the city’s overburdened program continue to come to light. Kathia Wiscovitch said she bailed on the...
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NYC Accused of Violating Women's Right to Shelter
New allegations claim New York City is violating the right to shelter, specifically for women entering its homeless system. News 4’s Melissa Russo reports.
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Is NYC Violating Right to Shelter Law? Woman Sleeps in Car Due to ‘Inhumane' Conditions
A domestic violence victim who had to leave her home in Brooklyn described the situation at the only remaining women’s intake center in New York City: “It’s inhumane.”
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NYC Accused of Violating Women's Right to Shelter
There are new allegations that NYC is violating its right to shelter law, specifically for women entering its shelter system. News 4’s Melissa Russo reports.
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2nd Migrant Dies by Suicide in NYC Shelter
A day after the I-Team’s report of a second asylum seeker who had died from suicide inside a NYC homeless shelter, the mother of that man’s 3-year-old daughter told NBC New York’s Melissa Russo the city’s statement that they’re supporting the family is not exactly true.
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Widow of Asylum Speaker Traumatized After Discovering Husband's Body in NYC Shelter
Last week a Venezuelan asylum seeker died by suicide in a Queens shelter, not long after authorities seized the motorcycle he’d bought to make deliveries and earn an income.
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Widow of Asylum Seeker Traumatized After Discovering Partner's Body in NYC Shelter
Last week a Venezuelan asylum seeker died by suicide in a Queens shelter, not long after authorities seized the motorcycle he’d bought to make deliveries and earn an income. John Ortega’s partner, traumatized by finding his body in their bathroom, took her 3-year-old daughter and slept in a friend’s room at the shelter. She says she was subsequently threatened...
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NYC Officials Preparing for Possibility of Influx of Asylum Seekers
Gaby Acevedo reports.
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New Surge of Asylum Seekers May Bring Thousands of Migrants to NYC
The Supreme Court ruled a Trump-era immigration policy known as “Title 42” can stay in place for now, allowing border agents to turn away asylum seekers in most cases. It was set to expire Wednesday, which Mayor Eric Adams said would make the city’s migrant crisis worse due to a big influx of asylum seekers. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo...
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Second Migrant Dies by Suicide in NYC Shelter System, Sources Say
A second migrant has died by suicide in New York City’s shelter system, law enforcement sources and sources in the city’s aid community said Monday. The 26-year-old man died in a Queens shelter Wednesday of last week, the sources said. Aid sources familiar with the family’s situation indicated the young man was here with a child and the child’s...
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NYC Warns of Migrant Surge as Border Rule Ends
News 4’s Adam Harding reports.
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NYC Declares State Of Emergency Over Asylum Seekers
Mayor Eric Adams says the crisis could ultimately cost a billion dollars by the end of the fiscal year, Andrew Siff reports.
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NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency Amid Migrant Influx in City Shelters
New York City expects to spend at least $1 billion by the end of this fiscal year on the burgeoning shelter crisis that now has more than 61,000 people, more than a third of them children and one in five asylum seekers, in its system, Mayor Eric Adams said Friday as he declared an asylum seeker state of emergency. Melissa Russo reports.