NYC suspends right to shelter rules for asylum seekers
In a statement, the mayor's spokesperson said in part, "This is not a decision taken lightly."
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In a statement, the mayor's spokesperson said in part, "This is not a decision taken lightly."
It comes as COVID restrictions at the border are set to expire Thursday night. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Neely died last week after he was put in a chokehold by a fellow passenger on the F train in SoHo.
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday acknowledged the city failed to adequately help Jordan Neely, the homeless man who was choked to death on the subway last week. CBS2's Ali Bauman explains the mayor's plan to better address mental health in New York City and the criticism against it.
New York City is making a major change in the way it helps asylum seekers.
The city has welcomed over 60,000 asylum seekers in the past year and more than 37,000 remain in the city's care.
The New York City Council is blasting Mayor Eric Adams' response to the ongoing asylum seekers crisis.
Officials in Rockland County held another briefing Wednesday to speak out against New York City's plan to relocate asylum seekers to a hotels in the Hudson Valley.
Meanwhile, calls continue for charges and change after the deadly chokehold on an F train in SoHo. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks about deadly chokehold of Jordan Neely on subway in SoHo.
Rockland County officials share update on efforts to stop transfer of asylum seekers from New York City
One town in Rockland County has already moved to block Mayor Eric Adams from sending any their way. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Half of New York City public school students in grades 3-8 fail their reading tests. That's why the city announced plans Tuesday to dramatically change the way children are taught to read. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer says this project is personal for Mayor Eric Adams, who was taunted as a child because he couldn't read.
Two suburban counties are now vowing to stop hundreds of asylum seekers from being bussed in from New York City, CBS2's Nick Caloway reports.
Mayor Adams is desperately searching for places to house asylum seekers.
The end of emergency immigration restrictions is expected to result in a flood of migrants at the U.S. southern border, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
County leaders are vowing to stop New York City's plan to relocate up to 150 single men from a shelter in the city, CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
Officials had strong words Monday for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, vowing to stop his plan to relocate some asylum seekers, even threatening legal action. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
The Orangetown supervisor got an unexpected call from Mayor Eric Adams, who said asylum seekers sent to the city will go to a hotel in her town instead, CBS2's Kristie Keleshian reports.
The Orangetown supervisor got an unexpected call from Mayor Eric Adams, who said asylum seekers sent to the city will go to a hotel in her town instead.
The plan could be implemented if border towns continue sending asylum seekers and hotel space runs out.
Mayor Eric Adams is sending asylum seekers to the suburbs, saying the city has run out of available hotel rooms. CBS2's Doug Williams reports.
The city is looking into what happened on Ann Street last month and other garages that might be at risk.
But there's just one problem: the Big Apple would potentially lose 150,000 parking spaces.
The city estimates by the end of 2024, it will have spent $4.3 billion on services for asylum seekers.
