A judge blocked a New York City plan to send asylum seekers to suburban Hudson Valley hotels. Now, officials scramble to house and care for migrants.

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Fri May 12 2023

 

Immigrant groups call out 'politics of fear' around NY asylum seekers

Nelcy Garcia De Leon, Co-Chair of Proyecto Faro, an immigrant advocacy organization based in Stony Point, speaks during a press conference near City Hall in Manhattan May 11, 2023. New York City elected officials, along with immigrant advocates from the lower Hudson Valley spoke about the need to coordinate efforts to aid asylum seekers and migrants as Title 42 came to end on Thursday. De Leon also condemned remarks by Rockland County Executive Ed Day, calling them xenophobic.

A judge blocked a New York City plan to send asylum seekers to suburban Hudson Valley hotels. Now, officials scramble to house and care for migrants.

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Members of grassroots organization For the Many and local elected officials greeted two buses of asylum seekers at Newburgh’s Crossroads Hotel on May 11, 2023. They were joined by other organizers, including those from the Workers Justice Center of New York and the New York Civil Liberties Union.
 

Which HV towns, counties are blocking asylum seekers? Here's breakdown

 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' attempts to relocate up to 300 asylum seekers to hotels in Rockland and Orange hit multiple roadblocks this week.

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Gang leader pleads guilty, admits role in 2016 Newburgh murder

 

A Newburgh street gang leader has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in connection with his role in a 2016 murder in the city.

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The New York State Capitol Building in Albany on June 30, 2022.
 

Overtime pay at NY state agencies hits record levels. What they were paid

 

Overtime pay at NY's state agencies surged to record levels last year, while jobs went unfilled.

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Covid-19 home tests being distributed during an outreach event at the Open Door Family Medical Center in Ossining Feb.1, 2022. The Open Door Family Medical Center is handing out Covid tests and encouraging residents to get vaccinated in several communities of color with low vaccination rates. Along with the outreach event in Ossining, they will be holding similar events in Sleepy Hollow and Port Chester.
 
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The federal COVID emergency is ending. What does that mean for NY?

 

The move comes months after Gov. Hochul lifted a statewide public heath emergency. It impacts everything from COVID testing and vaccines to Medicaid.

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Town of Ulster man guilty of manslaughter in non-jury trial

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Liberty man accused of trying to kill woman

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