Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again. Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Immigration and Emigration”
A Corner of Bed-Stuy Is Attracting African Migrants During Ramadan
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
New migrants from Africa have joined a changing community in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where they have injected more youthful energy but also brought challenges. Source: New York Times
Man Who Fatally Bludgeoned GuiYing Ma Faces 20-Year Sentence
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2022
GuiYing Ma and her husband immigrated to New York seeking work and adventure. She died after a vicious sidewalk attack. Source: New York Times
Tras una peligrosa odisea, un intento por sobrevivir en Nueva York
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Enfrentados a las demoras burocráticas, decenas de miles de migrantes venezolanos se abren camino en la economía clandestina de la ciudad y se unen a su ejército de trabajadores indocumentados. Source: New York Times
Migrants Search for Jobs in NYC’s Underground Labor Market
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Faced with lengthy bureaucratic delays, tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants are slipping into the city’s underground economy and joining its army of undocumented workers. Source: New York Times
NYC Moves Migrants From a Tent to a Hotel as Cold Weather Arrives
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
The city is dismantling an emergency shelter on Randalls Island, so dozens of homeless men moved on Monday, headed for a Manhattan hotel. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Says Migrant Shelter on Randalls Island Will Close
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that the city would take down the 84,400-square-foot facility and reopen a new migrant center in Midtown Manhattan. Source: New York Times
More Than 104,000 NYC Students Were Homeless Last Year
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
The number of students in temporary housing rose by about 3 percent, a daunting figure that does not include the thousands of migrant children who have recently entered city schools. Source: New York Times
The Yankees, a Soccer Game, a Pizza: 3 Migrants Bond in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2022
A love of sports and hometown heroes unites friends who met at a Queens hotel that houses migrants who have arrived in the city in recent months. Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers Are Stepping In to Help Asylum Seekers
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2022
Volunteers are collecting donations, delivering pizzas and even opening up their homes to help Venezuelan migrants arriving by bus from Texas. Source: New York Times
New York to Open Tent Camp for Migrants on Randalls Island
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
The facility, with about 500 beds for single men as well as a recreation center and cafeteria, is set to open Wednesday after buses arrive at Port Authority. Source: New York Times
Migrants in New York Are Grateful for Help. But They Want to Work.
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2022
Newly arrived asylum seekers are finding that their job options are limited by federal rules on work permits. Source: New York Times
What to Know About Migrants Coming to NYC From the Border
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2022
Thousands of asylum seekers from Latin America have arrived in the city. Why are migrants coming to New York? And what will happen to them next? Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Declares State of Emergency in New York City to Respond to Migrant Crisis
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
The number of people in the New York City main shelter system has exceeded 61,000, nearing a record for the city. Source: New York Times
How an Immigrant Rights Leader Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2022
If he’s not greeting arrivals from Texas at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Murad Awawdeh is with his family. Source: New York Times