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Volokh Conspiracy Gets Results on Immigration and Zoning Policy

Federal and New York City officials recently adopted policy changes on migrant work permits and zoning reform similar to those advocated here (though probably not because I advocated them!)..

Reason

As foreign minister speaks at UN blocks away, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City

As asylum-seekers stream in to New York City, officials have scrambled to open new emergency shelters

The Independent UK

New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities

The Independent UK

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Biden Administration Announces New Measures To Get Migrants to Work

They come at a critical time, as labor shortages persist and cities struggle to provide for newcomers.

Reason

US extends temporary protection to nearly 500,000 Venezuelan migrants

The Biden administration’s decision comes as Republicans warn of a new surge of arrivals along the US-Mexico border.

Al Jazeera

U.S. will expand Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. as of July 31 can sign up for Temporary Protected Status. Homeland Security officials estimate that roughly 472,000 more people will now be eligible for work permits.

WEKU

Suspects charged in one-year-old’s fentanyl death at New York daycare

Bronx day care owner Grei Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito charged after fentanyl allegedly stored on top of play mats

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Biden's Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits

As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected officials are pressing the Biden administration to quickly grant work permits for asylum-seekers while their cases wind through immigration courts

The Independent UK

A one-year-old boy died at an NYC daycare. Authorities say he was exposed to Fentanyl

New York City authorities say that fentanyl traces were found underneath a mat where children at the home-based Divino Niño daycare had been sleeping. Andrea Blanco and Graeme Massie report

The Independent UK

Blinken unveils steps to tackle ‘global threat’ of synthetic drugs at UN summit

US secretary of state announced the formation of an international coalition to address crisis that has ‘an immeasurable cost’

The Guardian - US

New York City daycare owner charged with murder after infant overdose death

Another person was also charged with murder in relation to fatal overdose and sickening of three other children

The Guardian - US

New York City mayor gives Sean 'Diddy' Combs a key to the city during a ceremony in Times Square

Sean “Diddy” Combs receives the key to New York City

The Independent UK

New York mayor’s remarks on migrants ‘dangerous’, warns fellow Democrat

Progressive Tiffany Cabán says Eric Adams’ hostile comments on migrants have ‘real possibility’ of inciting violence

The Guardian - US

Garcia, Quigley, Ramirez to visit New York, meet with Mayor Adams to discuss migrant crisis

Chicago Democratic Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Delia Ramirez and Mike Quigley hit New York Friday with other House members to tour facilities helping new arrivals

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Former NYC buildings commissioner accused of trading favors for cash, Mets tickets and more

Prosecutors say New York City’s former top building-safety official took cash, New York Mets tickets, a discount on a luxury apartment and other bribes from a real estate developer, a restaurateur and others

The Independent UK

Loudspeaker message outside NYC migrant shelter warns new arrivals they are 'not safe here'

A New Yorker upset that the city has been housing homeless migrants in his neighborhood has set up a loudspeaker to deliver an unwelcoming message to his new neighbors

The Guardian - US

Critics condemn New York mayor for saying migration crisis will ‘destroy’ city

Eric Adams blames lack of federal aid and Republican governors who have bussed asylum seekers north for creating emergency

Fortune

Now NYC has its very own 'Fyre Festival 2.0' after thousands storm the gates of the 'EZoo' EDM festival: 'Thank God people lived'

Labor Day weekend saw 88,000 attendees over capacity, the NYPD later reported.

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NYPD agrees to ‘significantly’ change how it handles protests in the city

Reform is part of a settlement agreement in response to lawsuits about police behavior during the 2020 racial justice protests

The Independent UK

TV anchor Ruschell Boone, who spotlighted NYC's diverse communities, dies of pancreatic cancer at 48

Ruschell Boone, an award-winning reporter and anchor for New York City TV station NY1, has died after battling pancreatic cancer over the past year

The Guardian - US

‘Rat tours’ boom in rodent-infested New York

Rat tourism has become the latest must-experience trend in a city besieged by infestations

The Guardian - US

New York plan to monitor Labor Day parties with drones prompts outcry

Police accused of playing ‘fast and loose’ with New Yorkers’ rights to due process and to freely hold peaceful gatherings

The Guardian - US

New York City and state fight over foie gras ban

Mayor Eric Adams pushes for ban but animal rights activists say Governor Kathy Hochul is ‘in the pocket’ of the industry

WEKU

New York City is embracing teletherapy for teens. It may not be the best approach

A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?

The Independent UK

New York police plan to use drones to monitor outdoor parties criticised as a ‘sci-fi-inspired scenario’

Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may find an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police drone

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