Tag: migrants

"A lot of people are very afraid; they don’t know whether to send their children to school or stay at home."

One Upper West Side school hosted a unique Thanksgiving meal last week.

“I will always be grateful for the support we have received, but there is a feeling of distress, because we do not know what will come next.” 

Calls for an "emergency pause" while the city grapples with the still-ongoing wave of asylum seekers.

Just seven of his words made all the headlines.

The city expects to welcome migrant families with children starting Monday, September 11.

114 "concerned business leaders" have written "An Open Letter to the President & Congressional Leaders...Regarding the Asylum-Seekers Humanitarian Crisis."

Truth or hyperbole? Is there real trouble brewing in the area encompassing the Stratford Arms?

If something has changed, it is the asylum-seekers’ perception that New York’s support for them is growing shaky.

"I painted the people as a mass, but each was a story. Wives and husbands trying to protect their families, trying to survive."

“This is home now. I don’t want to leave.”

The Mayor’s office announced on Monday that the city would be moving more than 800 migrants into two more shelters on the UWS.

Not a single New York City suburb - or any other city, town, or village in the state - stepped up to offer help.

Up to 20 New York City public school gymnasiums could be transformed into emergency shelters for asylum seekers.

"I volunteer at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, one of the community organizations that has stepped up to help the migrants."

A Colombian migrant said he and his wife and children were heartened by the toy and clothing donations from the community, which made them feel welcome.

A city official told the Rag that over 33,900 asylum seekers are currently in the city’s care, in 100 emergency shelters around the city.

Refugees and migrants currently make up 20% of the student population.

Children posed for pictures with Santa, and received hats, gloves, toys, and steaming hot food.

Help migrant children stay warm this winter.