Available in English and Spanish, they describe New York City’s high cost of housing, food and transportation. The fliers, however, do not convey much compassion. Ted Long, senior vice president at NYC Health + Hospitals, the agency that operates much of the emergency housing for migrants. From July 10-16, 2,800 new migrants arrived, according to Anne Williams-Isom, the deputy mayor for health and human services. The city has opened more than 188 sites to house migrants, including 18 humanitarian relief centers. Combined with the city’s existing homeless population, more than 105,800 people are being sheltered by the city, a record. More than 90,000 migrants have arrived in the city since the spring of 2022 and close to 55,000 are still in the city’s care.
“The idea that there’s some imaginary place that people are going to go off to besides city streets is just false.” “I have worked with thousands of people over the years whose lives were saved because of the right to shelter,” said Craig Hughes, a social worker with Mobilization for Justice, a nonprofit legal services group. Immigrant and housing advocates questioned whether the changes were legal and would lead to increased street homelessness. It is unclear what would happen if there is not housing available at the intake centers. If alternative housing arrangements are not available, single adult asylum seekers will have to return to the intake center and reapply for housing. Adams said the city would intensify efforts to help the migrants connect with family, friends or outside networks in order to find alternative housing arrangements. Adams said during a news conference at City Hall.Īs part of the city’s shift in strategy, it will now require single adult migrants to reapply for shelter after 60 days, a move that the mayor said was designed to make room for families with children. The city’s move is a sharp and somewhat unexpected departure from its long-held status as a sanctuary city, and as a place that guarantees a right to shelter. New York City will immediately begin discouraging asylum seekers from seeking refuge here, distributing fliers at the southern border that warn migrants there is “no guarantee” they will receive shelter or services, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday. More than 90,000 migrants have arrived in New York City since the spring of 2022, and close to 55,000 are still in the city’s care.
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