Asylum seekers camp outside Roosevelt Hotel for 2nd night
Overnight, buses pulled up to the hotel and some asylum seekers were able to spend the night on board, CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
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Overnight, buses pulled up to the hotel and some asylum seekers were able to spend the night on board, CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Overnight, buses pulled up to the hotel and some asylum seekers were able to spend the night on board.
A day after residents protested, buses brought asylum seekers to the former Saint Agnes Academic High School in Queens.
A day after residents protested, buses brought asylum seekers to the former Saint Agnes Academic High School in Queens.
Councilwoman Gale Brewer tells CBS New York that people in the area around Creedmoor Psychiatric Center are worried.
CBS New York was told actions are being taken to switch food providers.
The mayor insists the city has reached its limit, with about 55,000 asylum seekers being housed in humanitarian relief centers here. So city housing is now closed to new arrivals. CBS New York's John Dias has reaction from advocates who oppose the plan.
Single adults will be given 60 days' notice to find housing. After that, they'll have to re-apply at intake centers.
There was $4 billion for affordable housing, but most of the council's "wins" were more modest.
Mayor Eric Adams has said the newly passed budget deal was hugely impacted by the influx of asylum seekers.
A new Siena poll shows New Yorkers remain unwilling to pitch in and help with the asylum seeker problem.
That includes the reduced fare, OMNY, and Access-A-Ride programs.
What were rooms for student housing now provide emergency relief for couples without children and single women.
Officials say hundreds of asylum seekers continue to arrive each day, as the city struggles to find shelter for them.
Officials say hundreds of asylum seekers continue to arrive each day, as the city struggles to find shelter for them.
The new humanitarian relief centers are on West 85th Street and West 70th Street in Manhattan.
They're meant to improve communication skills when applying for jobs and help protect them from predatory employers.
The move comes as another 2,100 arrived in the city last week, increasing the overall total to more than 74,000
Hizzoner is working on a plan to pay city residents to house them, perhaps $100 per night or more.
The mayor is working on a plan to pay city homeowners to house them, perhaps $100 per night or more. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
Mayor Eric Adams said there's a religious obligation to shelter people in need.
Mayor Eric Adams said there's a religious obligation to shelter people in need, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who suffered from sickle cell anemia and heart disease, died after she and her family spent over a week in Border Patrol custody.
The units will house the homeless, and they'll give asylum seekers arriving in New York City a place to stay.
Mayor Eric Adams is demanding the state Legislature pass a plan that he says will lead to more affordable housing. If that happens, it could impact where asylum seekers are sheltered. CBS2's Marcia Kramer has the story.
