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Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

immigration

Adams forms new agency to deal with migrants

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is creating a new agency to help deal with a massive influx of asylum-seekers that has overwhelmed the city’s resources.  The plan is outlined in Adam’s new “blueprint” for dealing with the…

National Guard and Volunteers Meet Arriving Migrants as City Anticipates Many More

Buses bringing asylum-seekers from the Mexico border are beginning to arrive in increased numbers at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, as city officials brace for the potential end of a federal policy that prevented many migrants from entering the country….

New York City opens another hotel for bused-in migrants

(The Center Square) – The number of migrants seeking asylum in New York City has waned in recent weeks. However, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that the nation’s largest city is still getting enough to open yet another relief center….

How Gov. Greg Abbott Texas-Sized a Crisis for NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Four months prior, he had announced that the state of Texas was planning to bus migrants from near the Texas-Mexico border to Washington, D.C., a move that drew mixed reviews — even among conservatives — and soon fell off the…

Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout in Southern States

Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News   February 16, 2021 This story also ran on Daily Beast. It can be republished for free. In eastern Tennessee, doctors have seen firsthand how a hard-line immigration policy can affect the health and well-being…

Melting Point NYC Protest Rally

A Melting Point NYC protest rally bounced electronic beats off the courthouse walls in Foley Square on Thursday. They whisked cobwebs gathered during jury duty out of my head. A WTF? moment quickly turned to Why not? In the summer…