A Thousand Migrants Slept Outside or in Subways, NYC Official Survey Says

A Thousand Migrants Slept Outside or in Subways, NYC Official Survey Says

Migrants sleep in makeshift shelters overnight outside the St. Brigid reticketing site in the East Village, Dec. 11, 2023. Credit: Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | February 16, 2024 Nearly a thousand migrants waiting for a new shelter cot spent a recent night on the streets or in trains, according to an internal poll conducted by […]

What Exactly Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC?

What Exactly Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC?

By Gwynne Hogan Rachel Holliday Smith | February 13, 2024 The January brawl between NYPD officers and migrants in Times Square that went viral has sparked a national firestorm over long-standing sanctuary city policies that restrict cooperation between federal authorities and local law enforcement. Republicans seized on the attack to argue that sanctuary laws should be changed. […]

Evictions Will Be Delayed for Migrant Women Who Are Pregnant or Have Newborns, City Says

Evictions Will Be Delayed for Migrant Women Who Are Pregnant or Have Newborns, City Says

Migrant families prepare to leave the Roosevelt Hotel shelter after receiving their 60-day notices, Jan. 16, 2024. Credit: Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | January 17, 2024 Pregnant migrants in their third trimester and women with newborn babies will get a reprieve from shelter evictions until their babies turn six months old, city officials told THE […]

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

At the end of 2023, New York food delivery workers won a huge victory with an increase in our minimum wage. In response, app companies immediately conspired to push us back down. Now, customer tips we rely on to survive are on the line. The State Supreme Court’s November decision to uphold the city’s new law to […]

Scammers Posing as Immigration Lawyers to Target Asylum Seekers in New York City, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Says

Scammers Posing as Immigration Lawyers to Target Asylum Seekers in New York City, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Says

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Doug Williams | January 12, 2024 | CBS News NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is taking action against scammers posing as immigration lawyers and taking advantage of one of New York City’s most vulnerable populations: asylum seekers. On Friday, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced the indictment of a 33-year-old man […]

Children, Elected Officials, Advocates & Immigrant NYers Rally at City Hall, Demand Mayor Adams Eliminate 60-Day Rule

Children, Elected Officials, Advocates & Immigrant NYers Rally at City Hall, Demand Mayor Adams Eliminate 60-Day Rule

Photos: NYIC By NYIC Press New York—On Tuesday, December 14 at 4PM, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), United Federation of Teachers, elected officials, education allies, asylum seeking families, and immigrant New Yorkers held a children’s March and a press conference at City Hall Park, urging Mayor Adams to stop attacking the city’s right to […]

NYC Council Reso Urges State to Make Domestic Violence Housing More Inclusive to LGBTQ+ Survivors, Older Adult Survivors and Trafficking Survivors

NYC Council Reso Urges State to Make Domestic Violence Housing More Inclusive to LGBTQ+ Survivors, Older Adult Survivors and Trafficking Survivors

Listen to the podcast on Domestic Violence for Immigrants here: New York, NY – A coalition of gender-based violence advocates and organizations today applauded the New York City Council as it voted to adopt a resolution that will help the most marginalized survivors gain better access to safe temporary housing. Resolution 0165-2022, which was sponsored by […]

Attorney General James Recovers $1.8 Million from New York City Diner Owner for Cheating Taxpayers

Attorney General James Recovers $1.8 Million from New York City Diner Owner for Cheating Taxpayers

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Former Owner of Georgia Diner in Queens and Bridgeview Diner in Brooklyn Pocketed More Than $650,000 in Taxes Paid by Patrons Instead of Reporting it to The State NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today recovered more than $1.8 million from the former owner of two New […]