Mayor Adams looks to amend NYC's right-to-shelter law
The big question is does this mean more people will end up sleeping on the streets on the Big Apple? CBS2's Alecia Reid has the story.
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The big question is does this mean more people will end up sleeping on the streets on the Big Apple? CBS2's Alecia Reid has the story.
Jessica Katz will leave her post sometime this summer. It came a day after Adams said he would oppose efforts to reduce homelessness by increasing the number of housing vouchers. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Mayor Eric Adams and key members of his administration have mounted an all-hands-on-deck defense of his decision to ask a judge to suspend a decades-old requirement that the city provide shelter to anyone who needs it. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Today marks 140 years since the opening of the bridge.
The mayor is facing pushback from advocates for the homeless, as he says the city has been overwhelmed by more than 70,000 asylum seekers over the last year. CBS2's John Dias reports.
Hochul made the comments a day after Suffolk County became the latest area to announce plans to ban asylum seekers sent from New York City.
If the asylum seekers work, they can pay their own way and the city will be off the hook. Plus, if they work legally, they also pay taxes.
The New York leaders want the feds to expedite work permits for the 70,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in New York City, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams held a joint briefing Monday as New York City struggles to shelter tens of thousands of asylum seekers. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams call on the federal government to fast track work permits for asylum seekers.
New York officials are calling on the federal government to help expedite work visas for new arrivals. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
It comes as Mayor Eric Adams says the federal government isn't doing enough to help with the crisis.
It happened on the same day lawmakers in Suffolk County said they don't believe their communities should have to shoulder the asylum seeker burden. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
CBS2's Shosh Bedrosian was at a news conference Sunday to hear their plan on this embattled topic in the county.
As New York City faces an incoming influx of migrants, Mayor Eric Adams said that if immigration policy is "coordinated at the border, to ensure that those who are coming here to this country in a lawful manner are actually moved throughout the entire country, it is not a burden on one city."
The New York City mayor said the crisis shouldn't be "a burden" on just one city.
Castro knows what it's like to arrive in New York City without citizenship papers. At the age of 5, he crossed the border from Mexico with his mother.
Castro knows what it's like to arrive in New York City without citizenship papers. At the age of 5, he crossed the border from Mexico with his mother.
If Mayor Adams allows the measure to become law, it could be a notable departure for the city, which has for years sent police and sanitation crews to clear homeless encampments as they arise.
The City Council unanimously approved a "Homeless Bill of Rights" last month.
The Suffolk County Legislature is announcing a plan Sunday morning to prevent Mayor Adams from sending buses to their communities, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Another bus arrived Thursday morning, one day after the city stopped using a Brooklyn school gym for shelter.
A celebration was held Thursday ahead of World Cup matches being held in our area in 2026.
Its arrival came just one day after the city stopped using a gym at P.S. 188 in Coney Island for housing.
MetLife stadium in East Rutherford will host World Cup games.
