NYC will ask judge to suspend right-to-shelter rules for migrants, Adams official says

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday September 21, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Adams official says NYC will ask judge to suspend right-to-shelter rules for migrants]( [Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom]( [Deputy Mayor Ann Williams-Isom told WNYC’s Brian Lehrer that the city planned to argue that the right to shelter should not apply under the current humanitarian crisis.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [People make their way near a CVS Pharmacy on March 10, 2023 in New York City.]( [Some NYC pharmacies are trying to charge for free COVID vaccines, canceling appointments]( [New Yorkers say they are struggling to get the newly updated COVID vaccines, citing supply and insurance issues.]( [A stock photo of city buildings]( [Mayor Adams' new housing plan targets every NYC neighborhood]( [Adams unveiled a medley of rule changes to make it easier to build housing across the five boroughs.]( [Outside of a Clinton Hill shelter where migrant men have been residing, an industrial white building with several bikes lining the sidewalk.]( [‘We all came to work’ — NYC migrants react to Biden's relief plan for Venezuelans]( [Mayor Eric Adams says some 15,000 newcomers would be eligible for work authorization through the expansion and redesignation of TPS.]( [Police lights]( [1 dead after bus of high school students crashes in upstate NY]( [News aerials show the bus lying on its side.]( [Mr. Flower Fantastic is one of the artists featured at the Climate Science Fair. These pinwheels are made of recycled materials.]( [10 innovative ideas to help climate crisis on display at NYC science fair]( [From hybrid electric jets to sunglasses made from captured carbon dioxide, start-ups and inventors are presenting their products on the High Line for NYC Climate Week.]( [The Riverside Park goats behind a fence.]( [Extra Extra: Which Riverside Park goat will be crowned GOAT?]( [Because we'll be eagerly awaiting the UWS goats to return, here are your afternoon links: workers sue TikTok over discrimination, roller coaster riding retirees, Fat Joe gifts BX high schoolers new clothes, and more from around the city and internet.]( [A parent and child walking toward a school bus.]( [NYC school bus driver strike averted]( [Schools Chancellor David Banks said the deal between drivers and bus companies comes as a “big relief.”]( [A migrant child is seen in the window of the Roosevelt Hotel where dozens of recently arrived migrants have been camping out as they try to secure temporary housing on Aug. 2, 2023.]( [$3 a pound for laundry? NYC’s emergency migrant contracts reveal costly premium for basic service.]( [Gothamist examined laundry costs associated with migrant shelters charged by three different companies who secured emergency contracts with the city.]( [Photo of prosecutors, descendants and others at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office]( [7 artworks, seized by Nazis, returned to descendants in NY]( [The works by Egon Schiele belonged to a Jewish collector killed in the Holocaust. They eventually found their way to collections in New York City.]( [Video posted to Curtis Sliwa's Facebook page shows scenes from Tuesday night's protest outside a Staten Island migrant shelter.]( [Mayor condemns ‘numerical minority’ after 10 arrested at Staten Island migrant shelter protest]( [The NYPD says protesters gathered in front of the new shelter with a number of people confronting both police and a bus filled with migrants arriving at the facility.]( 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.