Falling through the Cracks: Young Adult Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access City Resources
Unhoused young people under the age of 21 are eligible for a bed in one of New York City’s 50 youth-specific facilities, which offer a range of services tailored to the needs of homeless youth, such as facilitating access to GED programs and mental health services, and helping people transition to permanent housing.
But as more young adults enter the city as asylum seekers, there is no official system in place to direct them to these beds—and, lately, no beds available to receive them even if they try.
"We are scrambling and hoping that beds become available as we come across these youth," one advocate said. "It’s just, fingers crossed."
Full Package of Rental Voucher Laws Not on Mayor’s Agenda, Despite Veto Override
With under two months left on the clock, the administration is not taking steps to fully implement a package of bills that would expand rental voucher eligibility among New Yorkers facing eviction.
‘This is Going to be a Back Breaker’: Landmark Climate Law Poses Test for NYC’s Co-ops
Local Law 97 is one of the most ambitious—and divisive—climate measures enacted in any U.S. city. While some co-op boards see the mandate as an opportunity to make sustainable upgrades to their buildings, others say it will drain their financial reserves.
Legislation Will Set Affordable Housing Targets for NYC Neighborhoods
The so-called Fair Housing Framework, sponsored by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and passed unanimously by the Council Wednesday, will task city agencies with creating a housing plan every five years that includes production targets for each of city’s 59 community districts—though stops short of mandating development.
Opinion: City Services are Tattered, and Mayor Adams is Prepared to Make it Worse
"Just days after announcing plans to chop city spending by 15 percent, Mayor Eric Adams released the Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) for Fiscal Year 2023. The report, covering his first full year in office, was the kind of report card on performance that if a student brought home, chock full of declining grades, might get them grounded. But the mayor appears unfazed, ready to forge ahead with cuts that could further undermine already diminished services."
Read the oped by Harvey Robins, former City Hall official under the Dinkins and Koch administrations
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¿Cómo han cambiado las nacionalidades de los inmigrantes que cruzaron la frontera en el último año?
Por primera vez, los inmigrantes de lugares distintos a México y Centroamérica representaron la mayoría de los encuentros con la Patrulla Fronteriza en la frontera entre Estados Unidos. Leer el artículo.
