Shelters

Tim Pearson attends NYPD commissioner Edward Caban's swearing-in ceremony outside the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx.

Adams Aide Tim Pearson Committed Misconduct in Violent Shelter Showdown, DOI Probe Finds

Feb. 20, 2025, 10:17 a.m.Feb. 20, 2025, 4:30 p.m.

City Department of Investigation concludes migrant shelter overseer improperly refused to show ID before attacking shelter guards.

Jehinzo Gonzalez and Breymi Amador leave with their children the Floyd Bennett migrant shelter after getting an eviction notice.

Migrant Crisis

Migrant Families Begin Leaving Floyd Bennett Field in Confusion and Relief

Dec. 23, 2024, 2:52 p.m.Dec. 23, 2024, 2:52 p.m.

All residents of the Brooklyn tent shelter complex are slated to depart by Jan. 15. Some have been reassigned in recent days, with others still eager to leave the tent encampment.

People hang outside the Hall Street migrant shelter in Brooklyn.

Migrant Crisis

City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants

Nov. 22, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 21, 2024, 6:55 p.m.

The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants.

Kelly Gonzalez seated at City Hall with her elbows on the table and hands in front of her chest speaks into a microphone.

Immigrants

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

Nov. 19, 2024, 5:13 p.m.Nov. 19, 2024, 6:01 p.m.

At a City Council hearing, migrants testified that disruption is a constant for families and kids subject to 60-day caps on stays.

Miguel Banes, right in red, and Carlos Pérez said while sitting outside the Hall Street migrant shelter that they were worried about what life might be like under a Trump presidency.

Immigration

NYC Migrants Dread Election Day as Trump Doubles Down on Mass Deportation

Nov. 1, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 31, 2024, 9:36 p.m.

Residents at one of the city’s largest migrant shelters spoke to living with a “state of uncertainty” as Trump rails against immigrants.

Venezuelan artist Roger Miranda had some of his recent work displayed at a makeshift gallery inside the Hall Street migrant shelter.

Immigration

Migrant Artists Find Light in the Darkness at Brooklyn Shelter

Oct. 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 15, 2024, 11:03 a.m.

Two visual artists from South America are displaying their work at the Clinton Hill shelter they’re living in.

Mayor Eric Adams' advisor Tim Pearson, right, walked away from the Midtown Touro migrant shelter after security guards tried to refuse him entry.

Shelters

Security Guards Sue Former Adams Advisor Tim Pearson for Shelter Attack

Oct. 7, 2024, 1:30 p.m.Oct. 10, 2024, 1:01 p.m.

“Bitch, do you know who I am?” Pearson shouted at one employee before throwing her to the ground, the lawsuit alleges.

Tim Pearson attends Edward Caban NYPD commissioner swearing-in ceremony outside the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx.

Adams World: Investigated

Tim Pearson, Adams Aide Under Federal Probe, Blocked Services to Migrants as City Shelters Swelled

Sept. 22, 2024, 1:36 p.m.Sept. 22, 2024, 9:54 p.m.

Pearson’s intervention hampered efforts to help migrants get work papers. His communications with an official in charge of asylum-seeker operations, Molly Schaeffer, are the subject of a new subpoena.

Health and Hospitals

Security Firm Billed for Hundreds of Eight-Hour Shifts at Migrant Shelters. Internal Records Tell a Different Story.

Aug. 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 25, 2024, 10:27 a.m.

Daily logs reviewed by THE CITY show Arrow Security staff often recorded working less than a complete shift, but the firm billed taxpayers for full days under a $140 million contract.

Venezuelan migrant Darwin cuts another migrant's hair outside a Brooklyn shelter.

Migrant Crisis

Want Another Chance at Shelter? Apply for Asylum, Migrants Learn the Hard Way

June 21, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 20, 2024, 8:54 p.m.

A March court settlement created a new and confusing process for migrants seeking to extend shelter stays beyond 30 days, but a state law seems to have limited its impact.

Shelters

Adams Aide Tim Pearson Committed Misconduct in Violent Shelter Showdown, DOI Probe Finds

Migrant Families Begin Leaving Floyd Bennett Field in Confusion and Relief

City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

NYC Migrants Dread Election Day as Trump Doubles Down on Mass Deportation

Migrant Artists Find Light in the Darkness at Brooklyn Shelter

Security Guards Sue Former Adams Advisor Tim Pearson for Shelter Attack

Tim Pearson, Adams Aide Under Federal Probe, Blocked Services to Migrants as City Shelters Swelled

Security Firm Billed for Hundreds of Eight-Hour Shifts at Migrant Shelters. Internal Records Tell a Different Story.

Want Another Chance at Shelter? Apply for Asylum, Migrants Learn the Hard Way

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