NYC calls on Washington to intervene as more asylum seekers arrive
The city says now that Gov. Greg Abbott has resumed busing from the Mexico border, New York could seen an additional 1,000 asylum seekers a day.
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The city says now that Gov. Greg Abbott has resumed busing from the Mexico border, New York could seen an additional 1,000 asylum seekers a day.
With more than 59,000 in New York City, Adams says the facts are indisputable.
The mayor is calling on agencies to tighten their belts as the city faces unanticipated costs for asylum seekers.
The budget will also address, among other things, minimum wage and New York City's many needs.
Holden discussed his concerns about crime in New York City and how to address the growing cost of the migrant situation on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
It has been approximately one year since buses of asylum seekers began arriving in the city.
Adams says the federal government should expand Temporary Protective Status and Humanitarian Parole to help them obtain work.
Mayor Eric Adams called on the Biden administration once again Wednesday for help addressing the influx of asylum seekers in New York City.
Mayor Eric Adams has laid out a new blueprint for coping with a problem that has created a humanitarian crisis.
From farmlands in Colombia to a shelter in the Bronx, it was a tiring and terrifying journey.
A press conference was met with a protest in Rockland County over the hot button issue of immigration.
Americans across nearly 10,000 zip codes in all 50 states have applied to sponsor Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their homeland.
The mayor says since last spring, the city has taken in more than 45,000 asylum seekers.
Saturday's drive was made possible by ongoing collection efforts by school officials and PTA members at P.S. 20.
Food and clothing will be handed out at P.S. 20 on the Lower East Side.
From the crisis with asylum seekers to saving the MTA, it's been a week full of news in New York.
Some asylum seekers and activists had raised concerns about temperatures at the new shelter.
The men refused to relocate to a new relief center at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal so the city can move families into the hotel instead. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has more.
The city wants them to move to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal where a temporarily relief center has been set up. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
NYPD officers descended upon the encampment, ordering them to pack up their things from the sidewalk and leave.
City Council members now plan to tour the new shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. CBS2's Christina Fan has the latest.
Some are still camped outside the Watson Hotel, despite the city's efforts to move them to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
They're refusing to relocate to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, citing a lack of privacy and tight conditions.
The city wants to transfer them to a shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, but they say the conditions are worse.
The city wants to move the men to a shelter in Brooklyn, but they say not so fast. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has more.
