BREAKING: Legal Aid Society tells MelissaRusso4NY that NYC admits more right-to-shelter violations, fails to provide beds to dozens in Manhattan
The city has previously admitted that on two nights in July, five families were not properly sheltered after presenting to the PATH intake center in the Bronx. Even that admission has become a source of controversy over who knew about the violations and when, and whether there was any attempt to cover them up.But the new, and more recent violations, involve single individuals turning up at the 30th Street Intake Shelter in Manhattan, sources said.
Hundreds of asylum seekers are now coming to New York City every week, transported from Texas on buses dispatched by that state's governor amid a political dispute with the Biden Administration. NYC Mayor Eric Adams has said those migrants would be welcomed with open arms, but he has also called on the federal government to provide more financial assistance to the city to bear the cost.