Friends and Foes Renew Push to Close Floyd Bennett Migrant Shelter Ahead of Trump Inauguration

Friends and Foes Renew Push to Close Floyd Bennett Migrant Shelter Ahead of Trump Inauguration

By Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: yuriyt / shutterstock.com The 2,000-person tent residence for migrant families is the only emergency shelter on federal land. Critics across the political spectrum are renewing efforts to pressure the city to close it in the wake of the election. The Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter for families […]

NYC Eases up on 60-day Eviction Notices for Migrant Families with School-age Children

NYC Eases up on 60-day Eviction Notices for Migrant Families with School-age Children

By Alex Zimmerman, chalkbeat.org | Editorial credit: Lennox Wright / shutterstock.com  Some migrant families will get a reprieve from a widely criticized policy that evicted them from New York City shelters every 60 days, often disrupting their children’s schooling. Migrants living in city shelters have been required to reapply for beds every two months, sometimes necessitating […]

What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Housing, Climate and Immigrant Communities in NYC

What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Housing, Climate and Immigrant Communities in NYC

By Jeanmarie Evelly, citylimits.org | Editorial Credit: a katz/shutterstock.com With Donald Trump expected to return to the White House in January, City Limits takes a closer look at the former and future president’s platform and promises around key policy issues, and what that could mean in New York. More than 2.5 million New York City residents voted in […]