Social Services

As New York City’s migrant crisis continues and amid an investigation into an alleged coverup of violations at homeless shelters, the head of the city’s Department of Social Services is resigning, multiple sources tell NBC New York. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

As New York City’s migrant crisis continues and amid an investigation into an alleged coverup of violations at homeless shelters, the head of the city’s Department of Social Services is resigning, multiple sources tell NBC New York.

It was Jan. 17, 2020. Police responded to a call about a boy who had fallen in the driveway of his family’s home on Long Island. When cops arrived, the child’s father, an NYPD officer, was performing CPR on him in the basement. The boy died. He was 8. His name was Thomas Valva. In the days after his death,…

Migrants are being sent from Texas to NYC with paperwork theoretically directing them to shelters – but in many cases the addresses are wrong and aren’t shelters at all, but offices or non-family facilities.

Migrants are being sent from Texas to NYC with paperwork theoretically directing them to shelters – but in many cases the addresses are wrong and aren’t shelters at all, but offices or non-family facilities.

Melissa Russo has uncovered new information about the problems surrounding the surge of migrants coming to New York City, raising more concerns.