Mayor: NYC mulling over 400 locations to house asylum seekers
A big concern is lost tourism dollars because about 50% of the city's hotel rooms are being used for asylum seekers.
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A big concern is lost tourism dollars because about 50% of the city's hotel rooms are being used for asylum seekers.
The chancellor wants to assure parents their kids will be safe, but that's not alleviating their anger.
Mayor Eric Adams says the plan it's meant to both help businesses and divert people from committing crimes.
The mayor blasted the photographers who chased the prince, his wife and her mother through NYC streets on Tuesday.
Mayor Eric Adam announced the program Wednesday, saying it aims to both help businesses and divert people from committing crimes.
Mayor Eric Adams makes announcement about addressing retail theft in New York City.
The chancellor went on to assure parents their kids will be safe, but that's not alleviating their anger. CBS2's Doug Williams reports.
As many as 15 more busloads of asylum seekers could arrive this weekend, and the mayor is looking to house them in 20 school gyms. CBS2's Doug Williams has the latest.
"Yonkers is an immigrant city and we will treat the refugees with dignity," Mayor Mike Spano said.
Mayor Eric Adams says as many as 20 more school gyms could house people arriving from the southern border. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer shows us how school parents are fighting the decision.
The city says it is expecting as many as 15 more busloads over the weekend.
Mayor Eric Adams is renewing an executive order that rolls back some requirements of the city's right-to-shelter law. It also makes it easier to build new shelters. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer has the story.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Mayor Eric Adams were among those to speak about the case at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
Emotions are running high at P.S. 172 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where parents are protesting the city's plan to house asylum seekers there. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the latest this noon.
Parents and community leaders are rallying outside P.S. 172 to try and put a stop to the move. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the latest from Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Sources told CBS2 asylum seekers could be heading to at least six more schools.
CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal obtained video of preparations for arrivals at P.S. 172 in Brooklyn, one of several schools expected to house asylum seekers soon.
Asylum seekers are already at a school in Coney Island and they could be arriving at more soon, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Mayor Adams has been desperate to find more space, but many parents are not happy, CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
The plan is drawing pushback from some parents and officials, as the city struggles to find shelter for all the new arrivals. CBS2's John Dias reports.
Those same sources say the city is preparing to also put asylum seekers in two other schools in the borough. CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal has the latest.
The Roosevelt Hotel has been closed for nearly three years, and now Manhattan's first asylum seeker arrival center will be launched there, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
New York City is trying to house hundreds of asylum seekers at Hudson Valley hotels, including one in Newburgh.
The mayor says the city has cared for more than 61,000 asylum seekers and is running out of options.
The mayor says the city has cared for more than 61,000 asylum seekers and is running out of options. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
