City officials have rejiggered the way that adult migrants reapplying for another 30-day shelter stint are counted, in an attempt to reduce the number sleeping outside a “reticketing site” in the East Village, advocates say. The change comes following uproar earlier this week, as hundreds of people waited for hours outside the 7th Street site […]
Homeless Shelters
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Only a Handful of Migrants at ‘Reticketing Site’ Accept City’s Free Trips Out
Of the thousands of people who’ve passed through an East Village “reticketing site” City Hall opened a month ago to encourage migrants to move somewhere else, just 10% have accepted tickets elsewhere, according to internal data obtained by THE CITY. Of 5,560 people who’ve gone to the reticketing site, just 570 have taken free plane […]
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City Will Send Migrant Families to Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents
This article is part of an ongoing collaboration between Chalkbeat and THE CITY. Mayor Eric Adams announced two striking policy shifts for migrant families with children on Monday afternoon, in his latest attempt to get people to leave city shelters and discourage new arrivals from coming into them. City Hall said it would begin distributing notices to families […]
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New Migrant Shelter Case Judge Ordered Man’s Eviction for ‘Homeless Lifestyle’
A new judge has been assigned to rule on Mayor Eric Adams’ request to suspend the city’s “right to shelter” requirement as migrants fill facilities for the homeless — one with a controversial track record in ruling on housing rights. Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits, assigned Friday to the case known as Callahan […]
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City Hall to Let Local Housing Vouchers Be Used Across New York State
Under the new rule, the Department of Social Services would adjust the CityFHEPS rate to fair market rent in counties outside of the city, while also requiring a physical or virtual inspection of the units.
Posted inEric Adams, Homeless Shelters, Migrant Crisis, Shelters
City Hall About to Put Migrants in Shelters on Shorter Clocks
Adults who reapply for shelter will have just 30 days, and families with children may be given their own deadline for the first time.
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$2.1 Billion in Migrant-Related Contracts Sidestep Oversight, Despite Some Companies’ Checkered Records
Medrite and Aron Security got $450 million to staff more than a dozen shelters under a shroud of secrecy. Even the city comptroller and Council are struggling to find out more as workers and residents clash.
Posted inHealth and Hospitals, Homeless Shelters, Migrant Crisis
City Officials Seeking Private Contractors to Open New Migrant Shelters
“Selected vendors must be able to provide full-scale project management support,” according to a Health and Hospitals request for proposals published Monday.
Posted inBrooklyn, Health and Hospitals, Homeless Shelters, Migrant Crisis
New Migrant Shelter Expected To Become Largest Ever
The Clinton Hill site will house more adults in a dormitory setting than at any previous shelter in New York City’s history.
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Sexual Harassment at NYC Shelter for Migrant Families Went Unchecked for Months
A kitchen worker’s intimidating behavior was just part of the hostile atmosphere at a Brooklyn facility funded by a $10 million city contract, an investigation by THE CITY reveals.