Mayor hints he may send asylum seekers to other parts of NYS
Hizzoner is none too pleased with Homeland Security's assessment of the city's handling of the crisis.
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Hizzoner is none too pleased with Homeland Security's assessment of the city's handling of the crisis.
Mayor Eric Adams says there's simply no more room in the five boroughs for asylum seekers, but Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn't want them upstate. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has more on the strong words the mayor had Tuesday.
More than 100 business executives - representing almost every sector of New York's economy - are throwing their weight behind Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams in begging for help.
A coalition of some of New York's top business leaders is imploring the Biden administration to deal with a crisis that's "overwhelming" local resources. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Hochul refused to issue an executive order forcing localities to roll out the welcome mat for asylum seekers, despite Mayor Adams' insistence.
Court papers obtained by CBS New York indicate New York City officials are far from happy with the steps the governor has taken to assist asylum seekers. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports. Read more here
Gov. Hochul called on the president to direct the federal government to expedite work authorizations for more than 104,000 asylum seekers in New York. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports. Read more here
Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined what New York needs from the federal government to help deal with the ever-increasing number of asylum seekers.
The governor is set to deliver a speech in Albany, taking on President Biden and outlining steps the feds and state must take to deal with the ever increasing number of migrants who want to make a home here. CBS New York's Political Reporter Marcia Kramer has the latest details from the newsroom.
The decades old law ensures everyone who needs a bed in New York City gets one, but the mayor says he's out of resources. CBS New York's Political Reporter Marcia Kramer breaks it all down.
She announced she just got a lease to open the site for 2,500 single adults.
That news came on the same day Gov. Hochul announced another shelter will be put up at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
The governor also announced another $20 million in aid is coming to the city to help deal with the crisis. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The governor said help is on the way to families in the Bronx suffering from the toxic fumes from truck traffic.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York is committing $1.7 billion to create a direct route to the Hunts Point Market, which will help bring down air pollution and asthma rates.
Hochul said more help is on the the way for families in the Bronx suffering from the toxic fumes from truck traffic.
Gov. Hochul said got a lease to open the site for 2,500 single adults.
The Save the Hudson Bill restricts discharges of any radiological substance in the Hudson.
The mayor insists many of the state's assertions about his leadership are just plain wrong.
The battle between Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul over the asylum seeker crisis took a new turn Thursday as the mayor fired back at state critics. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer says the mayor was careful not to call out the governor, just her arguments.
The pressures of dealing with the burgeoning migrant crisis have led to finger-pointing.
There was harsh criticism from the Hochul administration Wednesday for Mayor Eric Adams' handling of the asylum seeker crisis. It came as the state is in the hot seat over the right to shelter and demands from both the city and advocates that Team Hochul do a whole lot more to help. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the latest.
Mayor Eric Adams' handling of the asylum seeker crisis is called into question in the harshest terms by a lawyer representing Gov. Kathy Hochul. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
For the first time in the event's 41-year history, the president of the Dominican Republic was in attendance.
For the first time in the event's history, the president of the Dominican Republic was in attendance. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
