Emergency camp for asylum seekers takes shape on Randall's Island

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday October 11, 2022 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Emergency camp for asylum seekers takes shape on Randall's Island]( [A photo of the homeless encampment being constructed on Randalls Island]( [The cavernous tent structures began to take shape Monday, with fold-out cots and tables visible from a public walkway around the new facility.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, prepares a cup of tea for her patient Martina Negron on May 5, 2021 in Haverstraw, New York.]( [Home care workers file federal complaint against New York over ‘discriminatory’ 24-hour shifts]( [Labor groups representing home health aides said New York state maintains policies that make workers “extremely vulnerable to occupational injuries” and wage theft.]( [Russian student Georgii Lifshits in front of a painting.]( [Ukrainian and Russian students who fled the war find ‘island of stability’ at Hunter College]( [Six new students at Hunter – three from Russia and three from Ukraine – fled the war between their countries.]( [the ceiling at the Fulton Street station]( [Extra Extra: If you're a tourist, New York City wants your money]( [Because the mayor insists, here are your end-of-day links: $40 million counterfeit designer scheme on Long Island, "A Strange Loop" on Broadway is ending, iPhones keep thinking a roller coaster is a car crash, Blink-182 got the band back together, King Charles receives the orb next spring, and more.]( [A close up of James' face, with the NY State seal behind her]( [AG James files stay to continue a gun ban on the NYC subways and in Times Square]( [She will ask a federal judge to consider granting the stay Tuesday.]( [A woman standing outdoors in a city.]( [NYC’s Dirt Candy just got a Michelin star, but the chef has bigger things on her mind]( [Friends and fans of Amanda Cohen's plant-based cuisine say recognition is long overdue, but the outspoken chef would rather focus on issues of equity, representation, and fair pay.]( [Trevell Coleman is serving 15 years to life in prison for killing someone when he was a teenager. He turned himself in nearly two decades after the shooting.]( [A New York City rapper turned himself in for murder 13 years ago, now his prosecutor wants him freed]( [Now his case could serve as a litmus test for a governor who has pledged to reform the state’s clemency process.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.