Temporary Shelters Provided for Migrants in Brooklyn as City’s Facilities Reach Capacity

Temporary Shelters Provided for Migrants in Brooklyn as City’s Facilities Reach Capacity

Julio Cesar Alvado, from Nicaragua, is one of the hundred migrants housed in hotels in the city who were transferred to this recreation center in Sunset Park, in Brooklyn. “It’s something different, but one always has to be thankful because just having the fact that they give us food and shelter in this place is … Read more

Sunset Park Recreation Center in Brooklyn Becomes Temporary Home for Adult Asylum Seekers: Mayor’s Office Confirms

Sunset Park Recreation Center in Brooklyn Becomes Temporary Home for Adult Asylum Seekers: Mayor’s Office Confirms

The mayor’s office has confirmed that a new group of adult asylum seekers are being placed at the Sunset Park Recreation Center in Brooklyn. This was originally disclosed by Councilwoman Alexa Aviles, who noted that she was notified by the mayor’s office that the City’s Emergency Management department was accommodating 100 asylum seekers at Sunset … Read more

Concerns Rise as Roosevelt Hotel Becomes Overwhelmed with Immigrants: Elected Officials Seek Solutions

Concerns Rise as Roosevelt Hotel Becomes Overwhelmed with Immigrants: Elected Officials Seek Solutions

Images of dozens of people outside the Roosevelt Hotel have caused concern in the community, not least among elected officials. The mayor’s office says that 2,300 new immigrants arrived in the city last week alone and that so far 1,300 immigrants have been helped to present their asylum application. The mayor visited the Roosevelt Hotel … Read more

Li Zhiying’s Application for Judicial Review Rejected, Sentenced to Pay Legal Fees

Li Zhiying’s Application for Judicial Review Rejected, Sentenced to Pay Legal Fees

Original title: Li Zhiying’s application for judicial review was rejected and sentenced to pay legal fees Chinanews.com, August 3. According to a Hong Kong Sing Tao Net report, Li Zhiying, the founder of “Next Media”, had earlier filed a petition requesting the court to declare that the National People’s Congress’s interpretation of the law would … Read more

The Crisis of Overcrowded Homeless Shelters and the Controversy Surrounding Immigrant Assistance in New York City

The Crisis of Overcrowded Homeless Shelters and the Controversy Surrounding Immigrant Assistance in New York City

For days now, recently arrived immigrants have waited day and night outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown hoping to be assigned a bed in the city’s shelter system. And for weeks now, Mayor Eric Adams has said that there is no room anywhere and he is trying to prevent the arrival of more immigrants. The … Read more

Single Immigrants Facing Challenges and Uncertainty in the United States

Single Immigrants Facing Challenges and Uncertainty in the United States

With a broken voice and unable to contain his tears, the Ecuadorian Rafael Mancero only brought with him the memory of his children and his family. He spent a 6-month journey to get to the US, arrived in NY on Saturday and had to sleep on the sidewalk of the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. – … Read more

The Uncomfortable Living Conditions of Venezuelan Asylum Seekers in a New York City Shelter during the Heat Wave

The Uncomfortable Living Conditions of Venezuelan Asylum Seekers in a New York City Shelter during the Heat Wave

Cleyber Andrade, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, tells us that it is very uncomfortable to be inside the shelter at Lincoln Correctional Facility in Harlem during this heat wave, especially at night. This is because this building does not have air conditioning or a good ventilation system. “We need more ventilation because despite the fact that … Read more

New Policy Introduced for Asylum Seekers Arriving in New York City: 60-Day Shelter Limit and Welfare Services

New Policy Introduced for Asylum Seekers Arriving in New York City: 60-Day Shelter Limit and Welfare Services

Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the new policy that will apply to asylum seekers who continue to arrive in the city. Shelter stays for single adult applicants will now be limited to 60 days. After that time they will have to find alternative housing, or reapply for shelter at the city arrival center just as new … Read more

New York City Implements Housing Changes to Accommodate Increasing Immigrant Population

New York City Implements Housing Changes to Accommodate Increasing Immigrant Population

The city of New York announced this Wednesday that it will give adult immigrants who have been in shelters for a long time a period of 60 days to find alternative housing in order to have space for families with children who have continued to arrive non-stop since last year. past, Mayor Eric Adams reported. … Read more

New Relief and Humanitarian Response Centers Opened in Queens and Brooklyn, Aiming to Serve Thousands of Individuals in Need

New Relief and Humanitarian Response Centers Opened in Queens and Brooklyn, Aiming to Serve Thousands of Individuals in Need

Two new relief and humanitarian response centers have been opened by the city this week, they are in Queens and Brooklyn. In the first county, the Mayor’s Office aims to serve more than 330 families with children from a former hotel. Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, they hope to serve about 1,400 men alone in another building. … Read more