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New York City Labor Shortages: Mayor Eric Adams’ Call for Migrant Work Authorization
(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is suggesting that migrants could help fill a pressing shortage of lifeguards in the city because they are “excellent swimmers.” Speaking to reporters at a Tuesday briefing on staffing at the…
A Thousand Migrants Slept Outside or in Subways, NYC Official Survey Says
While the Adams administration says the population in its care has gone down, that doesn’t account for the migrants evicted from shelters and left to their own devices while seeking a new placement. By Gwynne Hogan Feb 16 5:00am EST…
Council Slams Mayor for Scapegoating Migrants to Justify Budget Cuts
But City Hall says it’s “not sustainable” to keep spending on new arrivals without cutting spending everywhere else. By Katie Honan Dec 11 4:45pm EST New York City’s budget director was grilled Tuesday by the City Council over recent cuts…
Budget Cuts Hit Preschools, Cops, Libraries as Mayor Blames Migrants
A revised version of the mayor’s January budget now includes dramatic reductions in the funding of municipal services across the board. By Katie Honan Nov 16 4:40pm EST New York City’s expansion of universal pre-k, some trash pickup, and library…
Baffled Migrants Sent from Shelter to Shelter With No Rest as City Pushes Them To Leave
Officials quietly started diverting migrants from the Roosevelt Hotel over the weekend, telling them they could find shelter at a new location where instead they’re only offered a ticket out of town. By Gwynne Hogan Oct 24 3:38pm EDT THE…
Migrants Booted from NYC Shelter Into Pummeling Rain
At the Jefferson Street shelter, migrants were left to face the deluge while carrying what possessions they could, before the city eventually reversed course. Gwynne Hogan, The City This article was originally published on Sep 29 4:39pm EDT by THE…
$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. Greg B. Smith and…
As Adams Urges Jobs for Migrants, the NYPD Confiscates the Mopeds They Need to Work
Advocates say that in recent weeks police have targeted migrant shelters and confiscated dozens of mopeds parked outside. Gwynne Hogan, The City This article was originally published on Sep 1 2:43pm EDT by THE CITY Mayor Eric Adams and other…
Hochul to NYC: State Won’t Force Upstate to Shelter Migrants
City officials have been begging for a ‘statewide decompression’ strategy for months, but the governor rebuffed it Thursday. Gwynne Hogan, The City This article was originally published on Aug 24 7:18pm EDT by THE CITY With nearly 60,000 migrants already…
Hochul defending response to migrant crisis
(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting efforts to deal with an influx of migrants amid criticism her administration isn’t doing enough to respond to the migrant crisis. On Sunday, Hochul met with U.S. Department of…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor