NYC Mayor Adams: “I Don’t Believe the Right to Shelter Applies to a Migrant Crisis”

NYC Mayor Adams: “I Don’t Believe the Right to Shelter Applies to a Migrant Crisis”

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Fisayo Okare | September 29, 2023 The fight for, against, and concerning New York City’s right-to-shelter law was in full force this week in the courtroom, in City Hall, and in the media. Yesterday morning, Mayor Eric Adams appeared on Sid Rosenberg’s radio show arguing that there’s a huge need […]

Court Clears Minimum Hourly Pay for NYC Food Delivery Workers

Court Clears Minimum Hourly Pay for NYC Food Delivery Workers

Deliveristas rally outside New York County Courthouse ahead of a hearing about minimum app pay rates, Aug. 3, 2023. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Claudia Irizarry Aponte | September 28, 2023 Judge affirms city rules mandating at least $17.96 an hour before tips for Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash workers, clearing New York as the first major […]

Immigrant Advocates Condemn Flyers Discouraging Asylum Seekers from Coming To New York City

Immigrant Advocates Condemn Flyers Discouraging Asylum Seekers from Coming To New York City

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By NYIC Press | September 28, 2023 New York, NY—Yesterday, Mayor Adams’ administration announced that it plans to distribute new flyers at the United States southern border, in addition to shelters and intake shelters to discourage asylum seekers from coming to New York City. This marks the second time the Adams […]

NYC to migrants: ‘You are better off going to a more affordable city’

NYC to migrants: ‘You are better off going to a more affordable city’

By Annie McDonough | September 28, 2023 New flyers from the Adams administration deliver a blunt message to asylum-seekers who might be thinking of settling in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is doubling down on its message to asylum-seekers at the southern border who might be thinking of coming to New York City: […]

Migrants Scramble as Clock on Shelter Stays Runs Out

Migrants Scramble as Clock on Shelter Stays Runs Out

Next stop: Atlanta. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | September 28, 2023 Faced with new deadlines to leave city shelters, some migrants are applying for new stays while others are reconsidering their decisions to settle in NYC. Wilson Fuentes, 28, waited outside Midtown’s Candler building with a suitcase, backpacks and a duffle bag in […]

Will any of these progressives run against Eric Adams in 2025?

Will any of these progressives run against Eric Adams in 2025?

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Angela Bunay | September 26, 2023 State Sen. Jessica Ramos, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and city Comptroller Brad Lander are being floated as potential primary challengers to Adams. Mayor Eric Adams insists the job is easy, but he’s come under sharp scrutiny for his handling of asylum-seekers, his close […]

Hochul, Adams want Right to Shelter law modified

Hochul, Adams want Right to Shelter law modified

By Giulia Mcdonnel Nieto Del Rio | September 26, 2023 At a closed-door conference in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday, city representatives indicated they will seek to revise the right to shelter law, Supreme Court Judge Erika Edwards said. This comes as the Adams administration. This comes as the Adams administration has, for […]

New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. and Assemblymember Chantel Jackson Call on Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Reparations Legislation During Panel Discussion in the Bronx

New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. and Assemblymember Chantel Jackson Call on Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Reparations Legislation During Panel Discussion in the Bronx

Photos courtesy of Senator Sanders’ Office September 25, 2023 Listen to People, Power & Politics interview with Senator James Sanders Jr:   (New York, NY) Senator James Sanders Jr., Chair of the NY State Senate Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, and Assemblymember Chantel Jackson called on Governor Kathy Hochul to […]