South Bronx lashes out over plans for massive new migrant shelter
The expected opening of a 2,200-bed shelter for migrants in Port Morris next month is drawing heat from South Bronx residents who say yet another shelter is the last thing…
Upholsterer and activist Esteban Estevez empowers community wherever he goes
Ask Mott Haven business owner Esteban Estevez for his favorite word in Nahuatl, the indigenous language he grew up speaking, and he’ll reply, “Tlazocamati.” In Mexico, there are roughly 1.5…
Migrant women create bonds of solidarity in Mott Haven embroidery workshops
Three days a week, Eufemia Neri arrives at 146th Street between Willis and Third Avenue at 11 a.m. with two bags: one with embroidery materials and the other with quesadillas…
Dreamers urged to renew DACA applications, despite court ruling
Immigrant services are urging Dreamers to continue to renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications, amid fears prompted by a federal judge ruling last month that declared the…
A potential payday for undocumented kids
Professional development is a major hurdle in immigrant communities, where many kids do not have the official documents to work legally. But a group of undocumented high schoolers from the…
New migrants find a haven at H.A.N.D.S. Community Center
Johan Caldera and his wife walked from Venezuela to the Texas border this spring, following thousands of others through Darien’s Gap, a 65-mile stretch of mountainous jungle connecting Colombia and…
Caught in broken shelter system, migrants rely on mutual aid groups
A group of Peruvian and Venezuelan migrants say their journey to the United States was treacherous – but New York City’s housing system has presented its own scary moments because…
New state budget rolls back bail reform
Lawmakers in Albany Saturday passed a state budget for fiscal year 2023 that rolls back criminal justice reform measures, modestly expands Medicaid for certain undocumented immigrants, and expands funding for…