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Mayor Eric Adams holds an in-person media availability. City Hall. -Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. By Mayor Eric Adams  Community OpEd Manhattan Voice  February 27, 2025   NEW YORK - New York City has a long and eventful history. Over 400 years, we have had our ups and downs. But throughout, New Yorkers’ resiliency has prevailed and our city’s fundamental values have remained constant. We are stronger because of our diversity. Every single person who decides to build their life here becomes part of our city’s economy and vibrant culture. We are all New Yorkers together: anything that affects one of us, affects us all. We know that the present moment is one of great change and that there may be heightened anxiety among many of our communities. I want to reassure you: our city’s government and its hundreds of thousands public servants are here for you, working around the clock. Please continue to make use of...

  It's a high-stakes meeting for the mayor that comes just after Trump’s Justice Department instructed prosecutors to drop their criminal case against him.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Gwynne Hogan NEW YORK - Thomas D. Homan, who President Donald Trump has placed in charge of his deportation efforts, is set to meet with Mayor Eric Adams Thursday — three days after the Department of Justice requested federal prosecutors drop corruption charges against the mayor citing a need for his assistance on immigration enforcement. Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first term, has said he hopes to “reach an agreement where his officers will help my officers remove these public safety threats.”   “[Adams] is all in on arresting public safety threats [who] are here illegally and helping me find these missing children. So, I will meet with him Thursda...

  The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Gwynne Hogan NEW YORK - City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learneed, including those housing asylum-seeking immigrants. The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants often under the auspices of agencies other than the homeless services department — and outside of New York’s longstanding “right to shelter.”   The transfer plan was described by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom at a gathering last month celebrating National Immigrants Day , according to several attendees present.  Deputy Mayor Anne Williams Isom speaks about immigration at an event organized by Comptroller Brad Lander, Oct. 28, 2024. ...

  The mayor repeated his longstanding criticisms of the “sanctuary city” laws limiting cooperation with federal law enforcement, while saying he’d “make sure that we continue the spirit of what our laws are here.” This article originally appeared in The City. By  Gwynne Hogan Follow @x NEW YORK - Mayor Eric Adams offered mixed messages on Tuesday to New Yorkers wondering how his administration plans to respond to the mass deportations President-elect Donald Trump has promised.   Speaking to reporters at his weekly press briefing, Adams said he was opposed to Trump’s threats of mass deportation — but only after he was pressed repeatedly by reporters for clarification.  “This is a sanctuary city,” Adams said, after lamenting the country’s “broken immigration system” when initially asked how he felt about mass deportations. “Those laws are in place. I want people to continue to go to school. I want people to continue to use our hospi...

Residents at one of the city’s largest migrant shelters spoke to living with a “state of uncertainty” as Trump rails against immigrants. By Gwynne Hogan NEW YORK - As former president Donald Trump rails against a supposed “migrant invasion” and vows the “ largest deportation effort in American history ” if he returns to the White House, the message is shaking migrants who have already made it to New York City. That includes residents at the sprawling complex in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, that serves as one of the city’s largest migrant shelters.  Large WhatsApp chat groups for recent arrivals have been alight in recent days with concerned speculation about what their lives in this country might look like in a Trump presidency. And shelter several residents who spoke with THE CITY on a recent afternoon said they, like many New Yorkers, are anxiously awaiting the results of the Nov. 5 presidential race.  “We understand he’ll be a menace for migrants, for people who...