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 […]
By Gwynne Hogan , THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Mircea Moira / shutterstock.com At a City Council hearing, migrants testified that disruption is a constant for families and kids subject to 60-day caps on stays. About 1,000 children — or nearly 15% of the 7,600 kids living in migrant shelters whose families got notices to leave […]
By Gwynne Hogan,THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / shutterstock.com The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants. City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learned, including […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Access warrants in New York City (NYC) are legal tools often used to gain entry into private properties for purposes such as code enforcement, health and safety inspections, or criminal investigations. Obtaining an access warrant is a critical step for government agencies, law enforcement, and certain civil authorities to ensure compliance […]
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 […]
By Urban Matters | Editorial Credit: Tada Images / shutterstock.com One of New York City’s oldest hospitals currently finds itself in what might be termed critical condition. Acquired over a decade ago by the Mount Sinai Health System, the 799-bed Beth Israel hospital on East 16th Street, founded in 1890, has been slated for eventual […]
By Mariana Simões, CITY LIMITS |Editorial Credit: Drew Rawcliffe / Shutterstock.com New York City has over 124,000 buildings with lead pipes, city data analyzed by the New York League of Conservation Voters shows. Here’s how you can look up your address. A screenshot of the New York League of Conservation Voters’ new map, displaying homes believed […]
By Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY | Photo Courtesy: THE CITY The mayor repeated his longstanding criticisms of the “sanctuary city” laws limiting cooperation with federal law enforcement, while saying he’d “make sure that we continue the spirit of what our laws are here.” Mayor Eric Adams offered mixed messages on Tuesday to New Yorkers wondering […]
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 […]
By Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.com Residents at one of the city’s largest migrant shelters spoke to living with a “state of uncertainty” as Trump rails against immigrants. As former president Donald Trump rails against a supposed “migrant invasion” and vows the “largest deportation effort in American history” if […]