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The New York City migrant housing crisis is a migrant crisis exacerbated by the existing New York City housing shortage, that began in April 2022. It has been driven by the Venezuelan refugee crisis, and to a lesser extent that from Haiti and other countries. [1] New York City is a sanctuary city.
The governor can temporarily halt NYC’s sanctuary city status through executive order, but any permanent changes must be approved by the City Council, which is dominated by left-wing pols.
More than 223,000 migrants have come to the city since the migrant crisis began — and more than 58,000 are still being cared for by taxpayers in city-funded shelters, according to a report from ...
Corporations have stepped in to help as the city responds to the migrant crisis, according to Christine Quinn, former New York City Council speaker and current CEO of the homelessness non-profit WIN.
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA, P.L. 95-128, 91 Stat. 1147, title VIII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, 12 U.S.C. § 2901 et seq.) is a United States federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to help meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
Inna Vernikov [a] (born August 30, 1984) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York City Council for the 48th District.The Minority Whip of the City Council, her district includes the neighborhoods of Brighton Beach, West Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, and parts of Midwood and Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn.
A New York Times released an article documenting eight months into the lives of some of the 55,000 migrants that are still sheltering in New York City. New York migrant admits feeling guilty over ...
Under New York City law, the City Council Speaker has authority over the yearly City Council funds, worth almost $400 million (in 2012), to distribute among 51 members. [17] This discretionary funding system, sometimes called the "slush fund", has been criticized, with some councilmembers alleging Quinn to have cut funding to their districts as ...