NYC migrant crisis: Gov. Hochul calls on federal government to help
Gov. Kathy Hochul met at the White House with Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for more than two hours.
NYC plans for new school year with thousands of new migrants
Although the city does keep track of the immigration status of children enrolling in school, this comes as around 20,000 migrant children have arrived in New York City since last spring and are currently in the city’s care.
NYC migrant crisis: Gov. Hochul responds to Mayor's criticism
The Mayor wants the Governor to sign an executive order requiring the rest of the state to take in migrants, something Hochul has refused to do.
Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in NYC without a permit
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that mosques no longer need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan.
NYC migrant crisis: Court battle looming over 'right to shelter' law
Gov. Hochul’s office is claiming in court the mandate requires New York City to provide shelter to anyone who needs it, but does not apply to the entire state. But Mayor Eric Adams disagrees.
Poll: NY voters disapprove of migrant influx – and politicians' response
A majority of New York state voters polled say New Yorkers have already done enough when it comes to the migrant crisis and lawmakers should now work to slow the flow, rather than accepting new migrants.
Gov. Hochul's office accuses city of mishandling migrant crisis in court mandated letter
In a court-mandated letter to a judge, Governor Kathy Hochul’s office is accusing the city of failing to properly manage the migrant crisis.
NYC plans to house migrants on Randalls Island
New York Mayor Eric Adams says the city will house as many as 2,000 migrants on Randalls Island where a migrant center was set up last year and then taken down weeks later.
Mayor Adams talks hip-hop history: 'The music became a movement'
From inside a rarely used special room at City Hall, FOX 5 NY’s Lisa Evers sat down for an exclusive conversation with Mayor Eric Adams about his lifelong connection to hip-hop, what it means to him, and what it means to the city.
Advocates accuse New York City of using migrants as 'props' in bid for federal money
For weeks, Mayor Eric Adams has said the city is out of room and sought to dissuade more migrants from arriving.
Migrants arrive in NYC to find no water, bathrooms, or work
Mayor Adams says the migrant crisis has hit a breaking point.
Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul unveil $500M plan to combat gun violence in NYC
The plan is to take $485 million and use it towards boosting several goals.
NYC migrant crisis: City scrambles to find temporary shelter for migrants as arrivals continue
New York officials have procured $800M in contracts for migrant shelters as more asylum seekers continue to arrive in the city.
New York City launches plan to overhaul scaffolding, 'sidewalk sheds'
The Big Apple is looking to fix the problem by revamping its 'sidewalk shed' program. Here's what we know.
Adams: NYC will give some migrants 60 days notice to leave shelter system
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city will start giving adult asylum seekers in the city’s shelter system 60 days notice to find somewhere else to live.
Feds push for Rikers Island takeover
A federal prosecutor says his office will seek to have control of New York City’s trouble-plagued Rikers Island jail complex taken away from Mayor Eric Adam’s administration in favor of a court-appointed outside authority.
Edward Caban named new NYPD commissioner
Caban is the first Latino NYPD commissioner. He was second in command to Keechant Sewell.
Adams administration faces criticism for handling air quality crisis in NYC
In a heated exchange with Commissioner Iscol, Williams continued to insist at the hearing that the Adams administration could have warned New Yorkers sooner about the rapidly plummeting air quality and says their refusal to admit this is concerning.
New York City should be held in contempt over conditions in Rikers Island jail, federal monitor says
A court-appointed monitor is urging a federal judge to initiate contempt proceedings against New York City to coerce the city to urgently improve its handling of its troubled massive jail complex.
6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to help get Eric Adams elected New York City mayor
Six people have been charged in an alleged scheme to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public funds to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign months before his election.