New York City schools feeling strain of migrant surge
An estimated 168,000 migrants have arrived in New York City in the past 18 months, according to city data, about one-third of whom are school-age children.
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An estimated 168,000 migrants have arrived in New York City in the past 18 months, according to city data, about one-third of whom are school-age children.
The decision to do so left many wondering if schools could be impacted every time there is a severe weather event.
They claim they did so to protect them from Tuesday night's severe storm, but the decision caused outrage among parents of James Madison High School students. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The decision to do so left many wondering if it schools could be impacted every time there is a severe weather event. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The storm forced nearly 2,000 asylum seekers to be relocated from a shelter at Floyd Bennett Field to James Madison High School in Midwood, Brooklyn. As CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports, classes at the school will be remote Wednesday.
They're part of the first wave of families with children impacted by the city's 60-day rule. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
Nearly 2,000 migrants are being relocated Tuesday from the Floyd Bennett Field shelter to the James Madison High School in Midwood. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The families now have to find somewhere else to go or reapply for a new shelter assignment.
Nearly 2,000 migrants are being relocated Tuesday from the Floyd Bennett Field shelter to the James Madison High School in Midwood.
CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge spoke with migrant families who have been staying at The Row Hotel. Many said they aren't sure where they will sleep now.
Operation Lone Star was initiated two years ago to draw attention to the failure of the federal government to come up with policies to stem the flow of migrants across the southern border.
The families will have to reapply for housing after reaching a 60-day shelter limit. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
Demonstrators called for an end to the shelter limits that are scheduled to begin Tuesday and would require families to re-apply for housing every 60 days.
The deadline for the 60-day shelter rule has many worried about being forced to sleep on the streets, something Mayor Adams says won't happen. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
A rally was held Monday in Lower Manhattan, as New York City prepares to evict asylum seeker families from its shelters after 60 days.
Mayor Eric Adams announced in October he is limiting shelter stays for migrant families with children to 60 days, saying the city housing system is overwhelmed.
CBS New York's Marcia Kramer sat down with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to discuss the migrant crisis and asylum seekers in New York City, among other issues.
Single adult asylum seekers come to the site to be placed into new city shelters after their 30-day limit expires.
"We need to really open the books on New York City's fiscal operation and what we're spending," Ocasio-Cortez said.
The last straw for the mayor was apparently Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to send buses to New Jersey train stations connecting to New York City to thwart an executive order.
CBS New York visited a Girl Scout troop trying to give migrant kids a chance at normal childhood.
CBS New York's Ali Bauman visited a Girl Scout troop trying to give migrant children a chance at normal childhood.
Government sources say more than 700 of the 978 people brought to Jersey train stations made their way to New York City.
Government sources told CBS New York's Christine Sloan more than 700 of the 978 people brought to New Jersey train stations made their way to New York City.
Mayor Eric Adams is calling on all cities with mass transit hubs to issue executive orders and restrict bus arrivals. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
