Sep. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly A temporary art installation resembling an emergency shelter tent is set to pop up in Sunset Park this month to highlight the challenges faced by Temporary Protected Status seekers, its beneficiaries and asylum seekers in the U.S. “A Mobile Home” will serve as both a sculpture and an…
Jul. 24, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Community members in Clinton Hill and neighboring Fort Greene are seeing red after back-to-back shootings near a crowded migrant shelter on Sunday night.
Mar. 19, 2024 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn businesses are in favor of expedited work authorizations for migrants as they focus their fight against inflation, according to a new survey from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
Jan. 10, 2024 Adam Daly & Lloyd Mitchell
Outraged parents and elected officials held a protest outside James Madison High School Wednesday morning after the city placed some 1,900 migrants there overnight to ride out a storm.
Oct. 6, 2023 Paul Frangipane & Adam Daly
Members of Jews For Racial and Economic Justice celebrated the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Sunset Park on Wednesday night with a special dinner offering free clothing and a meal as a way to welcome the city’s newest residents.
Sep. 5, 2023 By Jada Camille
Two southern Brooklyn representatives joined forces last week to demand the city back down on its push to allow non-citizens who meet certain criteria to vote in municipal elections.
Sep. 5, 2023 By Adam Daly
The city’s Office of Emergency Management is exploring partnering up with nonprofits to facilitate the collection and distribution of donations from the public outside migrant shelters as it continues to grapple with the growing migrant crisis.
Aug. 23, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer & Lloyd Mitchell
Hundreds of Brooklynites joined Guardian Angels founder, radio host, and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa to protest against the placement of migrants at Floyd Bennett Field on Tuesday.
Aug. 15, 2023 By Jada Camille
Local leaders gathered on the steps of the Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday to admonish the federal government for its lack of assistance in serving the nearly 100,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in the city since last spring.
Aug. 3, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city will house a number of asylum-seekers at the McCarren Park Play Center as soon as this weekend, local pols announced Thursday.