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NYC Mayor Eric Adams offers to house asylum seekers in Gracie Mansion
The migrant crisis could soon be literally hitting home for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, as he appears to be tossing around the idea of using Gracie Mansion to house asylum seekers as they continue to pour into the city.
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NYC Houses of Worship to House Asylum Seekers
Houses of worship will now be taking in hundreds of migrants. Melissa Russo reports.
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50 NYC houses of worship to shelter asylum seekers
Through a partnership with the city, religious leaders have pledged to provide another 50 sanctuaries for asylum seekers to stay. NBC New York Melissa Russo reports.
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Hundreds of asylum seekers to stay at 50 houses of worship in NYC
Clergy across New York City are keeping the faith and stepping up to ease the growing strain on the shelter system, agreeing to take in hundreds of asylum seekers as part of a partnership with the city.
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City Converts JFK Warehouse Into Shelter for Asylum Seekers
The warehouse at the Queens airport could soon house as many as 1,000 migrants. But there is some push back against the plan. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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JFK Airport Warehouse Previously Used for USPS Overflow Being Prepped to House Migrants
In the shadow of JFK Airport, on a desolate stretch behind barbed wire, is Building 197 — a sprawling warehouse that is being prepared as the next home for new asylum seekers, according to city hall. It could soon house as many as 1,000 migrants.
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Judge Will Hear NYC's ‘Right To Shelter' Amid Migrant Crisis
News 4’s Melissa Russo reports.
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NYC Asks to Suspend Longtime ‘Right-To-Shelter' Mandate Amid Migrant Crisis
Mayor Eric Adams is asking a judge to suspend the city’s long-standing obligation to provide shelter to everyone in need. Here’s what that would mean for asylum seekers. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Hotel Owners File Federal Lawsuit Against Counties Over Migrant Transfers in New York
A group of hotel owners is suing New York counties that have blocked NYC’s plan to relocate asylum seekers. Suburban hotel owners say they made a deal with the city to provide lodging to migrants in need of help and they say politically motivated county leaders are illegally blocking them from keeping their end of that deal. NBC New York’s...
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Asks Court to Suspend Long-Standing ‘Right to Shelter' Policy
New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its long-standing “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able to house every homeless person because of the arrival of tens of thousands of international migrants.
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Adams Says Schools May Be Used for Housing Migrants; More Arrive Near Southern Border
NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford and Gaby Acevedo report.
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‘Drastic' Crisis May Force NYC to Use 20 School Gyms to House Migrants, Sparking Anger
Twenty NYC school gyms are currently being considered for temporary housing. The facilities are built for children — with kid-sized restrooms and sinks, and without showers — but are being prepped for adult migrants.
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Orange County Blocks NYC Plan to Move Asylum Seekers
Buses filled with migrants are now restricted to Orange County after a judge’s decision. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Frustration Mounts Over Migrants Being Housed in NYC Schools
We have team coverage on the migrant crisis in the U.S. and how it is impacting New York City.
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Migrant Crisis Forces Weddings From Hotel, as Orange County Fights NYC's Busing Plan
NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington and Chris Jose report.
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Wedding Parties Lose Hotel Rooms to Migrants Bused to Suburbs; County Fights NYC Plan
As New York City prepares for the arrival of additional asylum seekers in the wake of Title 42 expiring, a suburban county is taking new action to fight the city’s plan to bus migrants to hotels there — one of which has bumped wedding parties out of its rooms due to the migrants.
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NYC Moves Ahead With Plan to Bus Migrants to Suburbs, Angering County Officials
A bitter battle continues as New York City has moved forward with its plan to bus migrant men to the suburbs. Dozens of asylum seekers are spending their first night at a hotel in Newburgh, amid local opposition and a growing legal fight. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.
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Buses of Migrants From NYC Arrive in Orange County
The busing of migrants to the suburbs despite local opposition is sparking a major legal battle. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Orange County Officials Feud With NYC Mayor Eric Adams Over Busing Migrants to Suburbs
Officials in Orange County are even more furious at Mayor Adams tonight after 2 buses of migrants arrived in their neighborhood. Melissa Russo reports.
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‘Racist' and ‘Antisemitic': NYC Mayor Rails Against Rockland Co. Official Amid Migrant Crisis
In an ongoing war of words, NYC Mayor Eric Adams referred to Rockland County Executive Ed Day as racist and antisemitic, comparing him to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott amid the ongoing battle over plans to house asylum seekers in the Hudson Valley.