NYC and NY Counties Grapple with Right-to-Shelter Laws Amid Migrant Crisis
TL;DR
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has issued an executive order allowing officials to bypass certain portions of the city's decades-old right-to-shelter law, which obligates the city to provide a bed to anyone who asks for one. The order suspends certain minimum shelter requirements, including a rule which requires those seeking shelter to receive a bed within a certain time frame. It would also allow the city to avoid fulfilling a requirement that families have units with access to a bathroom, refrigerator, and kitchen. The move comes as the city prepares for an influx of migrants and asylum seekers with the expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-era border policy.
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- NYC to seek exceptions to decades-old right-to-shelter law as migrant crisis worsens Gothamist
- Rockland County battling Adams plan to bus asylum seekers FOX 5 New York
- Adams Weakens Right-to-Shelter Rules, Anticipating Migrant Surge The New York Times
- Local State of Emergency Declared in Chemung County as Title 42 set to expire WETM - MyTwinTiers.com
- New York Gov Hochul issues emergency order before Title 42 expires, as NYC begins busing migrants to suburbs Fox News
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