Several disabled migrants and their families have faced hurdles in their attempts to get the city to provide them with the accommodations they need to live a healthy life.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams and several top officials in his administration will leave New York on Wednesday for several Latin American countries, where he won’t be speaking about the merits of New York City, but rather trying to convince potential migrants that if they come to the Big Apple, they might not get what they are looking for.
Read MoreAssemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, who represents the area of Richmond Hill, Glendale and Woodhaven, introduced two bills on Thursday, both of which aim to address the migrant crisis and formulate a more coordinated statewide response and force upstate municipalities – some which have so far been reluctant to accept migrants – to do so.
Read MoreAn unlikely coalition joined an impassioned Mayor Eric Adams at a rally in Manhattan on Thursday urging the federal government to let asylum seekers legally work.
Read MoreA chaotic scene in Eastern Queens broke out after a small group of Queens residents urging a more welcoming attitude toward asylum seekers clashed with a much larger group of people protesting an upcoming 1,000-bed tent shelter for migrants at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Campus.
Read MoreLess than a week after nearly 60 New York City elected officials penned a letter to President Joe Biden calling for increased federal support in dealing with the migrant crisis, several of them rallied outside City Hall on Monday calling for Biden’s backing.
Read MoreDespite pushback from a number of Eastern Queens officials, the city says it is moving forward with a plan to bring a 1,000-bed shelter for adult male asylum seekers to the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in the coming months.
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