Mayor Adams has cited the growing migrant population to justify some controversial decisions, namely budget cuts and attempts to weaken a decades-old measure that requires the city to provide shelter to anyone in need.
It also raises questions over how Mayor Eric Adams has managed the crisis, which is being overseen by at least three city agencies.
OpenData refers to the city’s public data repository. A check of the site found daily census and demographic data for the Department of Homeless Services, which does not include migrants staying outside the shelter system. Adams has also cited the growing migrant population to justify some controversial decisions, namely budget cuts and attempts toSaying that the city is running out of room to house migrants, Adams also sent new arrivals to the city’s northern suburbs, renting rooms in hotels for them to stay, much to theThe influx of new migrants is also posing new data collection and reporting challenges for city officials.
The city’s public hospital network manages eight of the nine emergency shelter sites housing migrants, also known as “Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers,” while the other is managed by the department of housing preservation and development. The city’s department of emergency management, meanwhile, is in charge of so-called respite centers that are intended to serve as temporary shelters.
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