The Adams administration, looking to free up space in the city’s beleaguered shelter system, will begin sending notices Monday to single adult migrants in Department of Homeless Services accommodations directing them to leave within 30 days, City Hall confirmed to Gothamist.
The new round of 30-day notices is part of the Adams administration’s effort to limit shelter stays for an expanding pool of migrants–to free up space for still more migrants coming to New York.
The city administration’s limits on shelter stays for migrants—30 days for single adults and 60 days for families—previously only targeted those living in shelters run by other agencies, such as the Office of Emergency Management and Health and Hospitals system.
DHS shelters are governed by stricter rules, and bypassing them has previously required waivers from the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
DHS will hand out 30-day notices across 14 emergency sites in the coming weeks, as part of the “first phase” of the expansion, according to an email obtained by Gothamist that was sent by mayor’s office staff to local officials
City Hall spokesperson Kayla Mamelak did not provide specifics but confirmed that the city would begin handing out notices to single adult migrants in DHS shelters starting on Monday.
“NYC’s shelter system is at its breaking point, and we continue to work to find sustainable ways to provide shelter for the hundreds of asylum seekers in need continuing to arrive in the city every week,” according to the guidance from the mayor’s office explaining the move.
Migrants getting notices will receive “intensified case management,” with “dedicated staff” helping them connect with relatives, make travel arrangements or transition to “alternate housing,” according to the guidance. Migrants who receive notices are required to leave their current shelters, but are permitted to reapply for placement in another facility.
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