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Migrant families are being separated when entering NYC shelter system: Advocates

Some asylum seekers who do not have documentation to prove they are related have opted to sleep on the street rather than be housed in different shelters.

• By Sara Dorn, NYN Media
• August 10, 2022

Shootings spike in New York City each summer. What are officials doing to stop it?

More police, summer jobs and a new task force are part of Mayor Eric Adams’ plan.

• By Sara Dorn
• June 6, 2022

New York AG Letitia James seeks NRA babysitter

The request comes after the court refused her office’s demand to dismantle the organization for alleged rampant misuse of funds.

• By Sara Dorn
• May 5, 2022

Jumaane Williams proposes ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’

The New York City public advocate wants to codify protections for unhoused people.

• By Sara Dorn
• April 15, 2022

Bureaucratic delays, mistakes block homeless families from finding shelter: report

• By Sara Dorn
• March 24, 2022

Policing experts laud New York City Mayor-Elect Eric Adams’ plan to bring back beat cops

The success of the program will require a modern take on a job seen as a relic of the past.

• By Sara Dorn
• December 16, 2021