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NYC street homelessness would surge if Adams gets permission to scrap right-to-shelter: Legal Aid

4 days ago

Street homelessness would become a lot more common in the five boroughs if Mayor Adams is given permission to roll...

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Legal Aid lawyer points at hole in NYC’s plan to lift right-to-shelter: ‘It’s not thought through’

1 week ago

A Legal Aid Society lawyer who’s set to lead the court fight against Mayor Adams’ proposed right-to-shelter rollback said Thursday...

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New York City Asks for Relief From Its Right-to-Shelter Mandate

2 weeks ago

Mayor Eric Adams asked a judge for permission on Tuesday to relieve New York City of its unique and longstanding...

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NYC not providing showers at migrant ‘respite centers,’ raising right-to-shelter concerns

2 weeks ago

Asylum seekers housed in several of the city’s “respite centers” have not been able to properly wash themselves for days...

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Mayor Adams rips ‘hypocritical’ critics of his right-to-shelter rollback, vows legal war on upstate leaders refusing migrants

3 weeks ago

Mayor Adams — who’s under heavy scrutiny over his handling of the city’s migrant crisis — fired back in all...

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Adams Weakens Right-to-Shelter Rules, Anticipating Migrant Surge

3 weeks ago

New York City is temporarily suspending some of the rules related to its longstanding guarantee of shelter to anyone who...

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Mayor Adams signs order suspending NYC right-to-shelter rules ahead of expected migrant surge

3 weeks ago

Mayor Adams has signed an executive order suspending portions of the city’s longstanding right-to-shelter law — a dramatic move that...

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NYC immigrant housing centers would follow right-to-shelter rules under new City Council bill

3 months ago

The Adams administration’s large-scale emergency housing facilities for migrants would have to comply with local right-to-shelter rules under a bill...

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Amid backlash, NYC Mayor Adams backpedals on claim migrants aren’t covered by NYC right-to-shelter law

4 months ago

Mayor Adams appeared Friday to walk back his claim that asylum seekers aren’t covered by the city’s right-to-shelter law —...

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Mayor Adams claims right-to-shelter law does not apply to NYC asylum seekers, critics pounce

4 months ago

Just days before his administration is expected to open its newest migrant relief center, Mayor Adams on Wednesday rejected the...