'Our hearts break,' Mayor Eric Adams says as he announces a young woman seeking asylum took her own life in an NYC shelter yesterday.
"The thousands of asylum seekers we have seen arrive in our city came to this country seeking a better life. Sadly though, yesterday, an asylum seeker in one of our facilities took her own life," Adams said in a statement Monday."Our hearts break for this young woman and any loved ones she may have, and we, as a city mourn her. This tragedy is a reminder that we have an obligation to do everything in our power to help those in need.
Mayor Eric Adams for weeks has promised to give shelter and support to every migrant family being bused to NYC from Texas — but the I-Team has learned some families seeking asylum are being told they're not eligible. NBC New York's Melissa Russo reports. The city has previously admitted that on two nights that month, five families were not properly sheltered after presenting to the PATH intake center in the Bronx. Even that admission has become a source of controversy over who knew about the violations and when, and whether there was any attempt to cover them up.But the new, and more recent violations, involve single individuals turning up at the 30th Street Intake Shelter in Manhattan, sources said.
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